 On its creation in 1999, the National Assembly for Wales had no primary legislative powers.Following passage of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (GoWA 2006) in 2007, the Assembly developed powers to pass primary legislation known at the time as Assembly Measures on some specific matters within the areas of devolved responsibility.Further matters have been added subsequently, either directly by the UK Parliament or by the UK Parliament approving a Legislative Competence Order (LCO, a request from the National Assembly for additional powers).