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Legal Consequentials: an Information Seeking Task

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2023

Stephen Gregory
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Abstract

This article is a summary of a parallel session delivered by Stephen Gregory at the BIALL Conference 2022. We may frequently work with amended legislation but have we ever stopped to think about the processes involved in identifying and implementing amendments? Drawing on experiences of working with government lawyers this article explores how government legal information professionals can assist in identifying candidates for consequential amendment. The complexities of searching for references to specific legislation provisions are described, providing some suggested search solutions. A risk-based approach is suggested. He concludes that by working collaboratively government information professionals may add significant value and benefit.

Keywords

legislationconsequential amendmentslegal informationgovernment informationWales
Type
BIALL Annual Conference 2022: A Selection of Papers
Information
Legal Information Management , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , December 2022 , pp. 181 - 189
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by British and Irish Association of Law Librarians

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Footnotes

1 Welsh Government, ‘Official Blog for the Devolved Government for Wales’ <https://welshgovernment.blog.gov.wales/> accessed 30 August 2022.

2 Welsh Parliament, Senedd Research, ‘Ymchwil y Senedd / Senedd Research’ [blog] <https://research.senedd.wales/topics/> accessed 30 August 2022.

3 Office of the Secretary of State for Wales, ‘About us’ <www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-wales/about> accessed 30 August 2022.

4 E.g. Williams, J, ‘Law making in a devolved Wales: work in progress’ (2014) 14(4) LIM 266–276Google Scholar; Stevenson, L, ‘An emerging Welsh Legal Identity: a Brief Overview of the Information Landscape’ (2013) 13(3) LIM 156–161Google Scholar; Greenberg, D, ‘Welsh Devolution’ (2013) 13(3) LIM 134–138CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

5 Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, ‘Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015’ <www.futuregenerations.wales/about-us/future-generations-act/> accessed 31 August 2022.

6 Public Health Wales, ‘Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015: For a Happier, Healthier, Fairer and Sustainable Wales’ (Health in Wales, News Archive, 28 September 2016) <www.wales.nhs.uk/news/42762> accessed 31 August 2022.

7 Greenberg, D (ed), Craies on Legislation: a Practitioners’ Guide to the Nature, Process, Effect and Interpretation (12th edn, Sweet & Maxwell 2020)Google Scholar para 14.3.11 – Consequential Amendments.

8 Bailey, D & Norbury, L (eds), Bennion, Bailey and Norbury on Statutory Interpretation (8th edn, LexisNexis Butterworth, 2020Google Scholar, Code s.8.5.

9 D Greenberg (n 6), para 14.3.11.

10 Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament, ‘Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill: as introduced’ (Senedd Business, 10 February 2020) <https://senedd.wales/media/gt3c20hm/pri-ld12310-e.pdf> available via <https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=27569> accessed 31 August 2022.

11 D Greenberg (n 6), para 14.3.11.1.

12 D Bailey & L Norbury (n 8), Code s.8.5.

13 The National Archives, ‘Understanding Legislation: Revised Legislation on legislation.gov.uk’ < /www.legislation.gov.uk/understanding-legislation#revisedlegislation> accessed 31 August 2022.

14 Eg. See Education (Wales) Act 2014, s. 49 - General interpretation.

15 Eg. See Enterprise Act 2002 and Media Mergers (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003, SI 2003/3180, Art. 1 - Citation, commencement and interpretation.

16 Eg. See Childcare (Disqualification) and Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Extended Entitlement) (Amendment) Regulations 2018, SI 2018/794, Reg. 2.

17 Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2, s. 36A - Rules for local elections in Wales.

18 Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 anaw. 2, s. 67.

19 Xanthaki, H, Thornton's Legislative Drafting (6th edn Bloomsbury Professional 2022)Google Scholar, 4.25, 19.2–19.3.