Part 1: Constitutional Arrangements Chapter 6: Other provision about the Assembly Section 15: Assembly proceedings: participation by UK Ministers etc.
Section 15 repeals sections 32 and 33 of GoWA. The repeal of section 32 removes the entitlement of the Secretary of State for Wales to participate in Assembly proceedings (this power has never been exercised). The repeal of section 33 removes the requirement for the Secretary of State to attend the Assembly as part of the process of consultation on the UK Government’s legislative programme.
	These provisions were included in GoWA when the Assembly was still finding its feet, and the distinction between the Assembly’s legislative role and the Welsh (Assembly) Government’s executive functions of the Welsh Assembly Government (as it was), had yet to be implemented. The Assembly is now well established, with clear lines of engagement between it and the UK Government. These provisions are no longer needed in that context.