Part 1: Constitutional Arrangements Chapter 1: Permanence of the National Assembly for Wales and Welsh Government Section 1: Permanence of the National Assembly for Wales and Welsh Government
Section 1 inserts a new Part A1, with new sections A1 and A2, into GoWA.
	Section A1 provides that the Assembly and the Welsh Government are a permanent part of the United Kingdom’s constitutional arrangements, and that those institutions are not be abolished except on the basis of a decision of the people of Wales in a referendum.
	Subsection (2) sets out that the purpose of this section is to signify the commitment of the UK Parliament and UK Government to the Assembly and Welsh Government.
	Section A2 recognises the existence of Welsh law.
	Subsection (1) confirms that the law applicable in Wales includes a body of Welsh law made by the Assembly and Welsh Ministers. However, given there are other sources of law in Wales, the law made by the Assembly and Welsh Ministers forms only part of the law that applies in Wales.
	Subsection (2) explains that the purpose of making this declaratory statement does not in any way affect the devolution boundary and in particular the fact that the single legal jurisdiction is a reserved matter. However, it is nevertheless recognised that the legislation made by the Assembly and Welsh Ministers forms part of the law of England and Wales.