Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024

Related amendments

2 (1) The 2013 Act is amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) In section 1 (overview), after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) Part 3A makes provision about Senedd constituency boundary reviews conducted by the Commission.”

(3) In section 13(1) (delegation), for the words from “Chapters 2” to the end substitute “—

(a) Chapters 2 to 4, 6 or 7 of Part 3 (functions relating to the conduct of reviews of local government or local inquiries);

(b) Part 3A (functions relating to Senedd constituency boundary reviews);

(c) Schedule 1 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (functions relating to initial reviews),

as it may determine to the extent so delegated.”

(4) In section 14 (directions), after subsection (2) insert—

“(3) This section does not permit the Welsh Ministers to give the Commission a direction relating to the exercise of its functions under Part 3A (functions relating to Senedd constituency boundary reviews).”

(5) In section 71(4) (orders and regulations), after “section 45 or 75” insert “, or regulations made under section 49J”.

(6) In Schedule 3 (index of defined expressions), in table 2‍—

(a) at the appropriate places insert—

“General election (Etholiad cyffredinol)

Section 49L(1)”;

“Local government boundaries (Ffiniau llywodraeth leol)

Section 49L(1)”;

“Remote facilities (Cyfleusterau o bell)

Section 49F(4)”;

“Review date (Dyddiad yr adolygiad)

Section 49B(2)”;

“‍Senedd constituency (Etholaeth Senedd)

Section 49L(1)”;

(b) in the entry for “Local government elector (Etholwr llywodraeth leol)”, in the second column, after “Section 30” insert “for the purposes of Part 3 and section 49C(3) for the purposes of Part 3A”.

(7) In Schedule 1 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, omit paragraph 13 (delegation of functions under that Schedule).