Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 3A inserted (24.8.2024) by Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), s. 25(2)(c), Sch. 3 para. 1 (with Sch. 3 para. 3)
(1)Before 1 December 2028, and before 1 December every eighth year after that, the Commission must—
(a)make and publish a final report, and
(b)send it to the Welsh Ministers.
(2)The final report must—
(a)either—
(i)set out the details of any changes that are required to be made to the Senedd constituencies, or
(ii)state that no alteration is required to be made to the Senedd constituencies, and
(b)specify details of any changes the Commission has made to the proposals set out in the second report, and explain why those changes have been made.
(3)If changes are required to be made to the boundaries of Senedd constituencies, the final report must set out—
(a)the boundaries of all the constituencies for which Members of the Senedd are to be returned,
(b)the names of all those constituencies, and
(c)whether each constituency is a county constituency or borough constituency.
(4)If the boundaries of a Senedd constituency are not to be changed but a change is required to either or both—
(a)the name of the constituency;
(b)its designation as a county constituency or borough constituency,
the final report must set out the change.
(5)A failure by the Commission to comply with a deadline in subsection (1) does not invalidate a final report.
(6)As soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a final report, the Welsh Ministers must lay it before Senedd Cymru.]