589. The role of the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers.

589. The role of the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers.

Charities (Volume 8 (2019), paras 1–657) | Commentary

(6)     The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers

In law 'Secretary of State' means one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State1. Accordingly, many modern statutes refer simply to the 'Secretary of State' without reference to a particular department or ministry. The office of Secretary of State is a unified one and in law each