Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024

Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)

15 (1) The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 53 (overview), omit paragraph (b).

(3) Omit sections 55 (replacement of references to “salary” in section 143A of the 2011 Measure) and 56 (reconsideration of remuneration following direction by the Welsh Ministers).

(4) In section 132(2)(h) (restructuring regulations which provide for part of a principal area to become part of another existing principal area), for “Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales” substitute “Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru”.

(5) In section 142 (directions to Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales)—

(a) in the heading, for “Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales” substitute “Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru”;

(b) in subsection (1), for “Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales (“the Panel”)” substitute “Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru”;

(c) in subsection (2)—

(i) for “Panel’s” substitute “Commission’s”;

(ii) for “Part 8 of the 2011 Measure” substitute “Part 5A of the 2013 Act”;

(iii) in paragraph (a), for “section 142” substitute “section 69A”;

(iv) in paragraph (b), for “section 143” substitute “section 69B”;

(d) in subsection (3)—

(i) for “Part 8” in both places where it occurs” substitute “Part 5A”;

(ii) for “of the 2011 Measure” substitute “of the 2013 Act”;

(e) in subsection (4)—

(i) for “Part 8 of the 2011 Measure” in both places where it occurs, substitute “Part 5A of the 2013 Act”;

(ii) in paragraph (c), for “section 142”, substitute “section 69A”;

(iii) omit paragraphs (d) and (e).

(6) In section 143 (reports of Panel relating to shadow councils and new principal councils)—

(a) in the heading, for “Panel” substitute “Commission”;

(b) in subsection (1), for “Part 8 of the 2011 Measure” substitute “Part 5A of the 2013 Act”;

(c) in subsection (2)—

(i) for “Part 8 of the 2011 Measure” substitute “Part 5A of the 2013 Act”;

(ii) in paragraph (b), for “sections 147(2) and 148(1) and (1A)(a) of the 2011 Measure” substitute “sections 69E(3) and 69I(1) and (2)(a) of the 2013 Act”;

(d) in subsection (3), for “Section 148(1A)(b) of the 2011 Measure” substitute “Section 69I(2)(b) of the 2013 Act”;

(e) in subsection (4), for “Panel” substitute “Commission”;

(f) in subsection (5)—

(i) for “Panel”, in both places where it occurs, substitute ”Commission”;

(ii) for “section 147 of the 2011 Measure” substitute “section 69E of the 2013 Act”;

(iii) for “section 147(8)(a) of the 2011 Measure” substitute “section 69G(1)(a) of the 2013 Act”;

(g) in subsection (6)—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “section 150(1) or (3) of the 2011 Measure” substitute “section 69J(1) of the 2013 Act”;

(ii) in paragraph (b), for “section 151(1) of that Measure” substitute “section 69K(1) of the 2013 Act”;

(h) in subsection (7), for “section 150(2) of the 2011 Measure” substitute “section 69J(2) of the 2013 Act”;

(i) in subsection (8), for “sections 153, 154 and 157 of the 2011 Measure” substitute “sections 69L, 69N and 69P of the 2013 Act”;

(j) in subsection (9), for “section 146(3) of the 2011 Measure” substitute “section 69E(4) of the 2013 Act”;

(k) in subsections (10) and (11), for “Panel” substitute “Commission”.

(7) In section 144 (guidance to Panel), and in the heading, for “Panel” substitute “Commission”.

(8) In section 145 (pay policy statements), omit subsection (6).

(9) In Schedule 5 (consequential amendments relating to chief executives), omit paragraph 15.

(10) In Schedule 12 (restraints on transactions and recruiting etc. by merging and restructuring councils), in paragraph 1, omit sub-paragraph (7).