Commentary on Sections Part 16: General and Miscellaneous Effect
652.This section establishes the parliamentary procedures that apply to regulations and orders under the Act made by Welsh Ministers.
653.A few instruments, including those which impose the socio-economic duty or the public sector equality specific duties on public authorities or cross-border authorities, must be considered by the National Assembly for Wales before they can come into force.  The rest do not automatically need to be considered by the Assembly but in most cases they can be opposed, in which case a debate may be held.