http://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2013/4/section/69ODemocracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision about the constitution and functions of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales; to make various provisions relating to local government; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-04-16Expert Participation2025-04-01 PART 5A69O1A relevant authority must not make payments in respect of relevant matters or a relevant pension to a person who is—asuspended or partially suspended from being a member of the authority by virtue of Part 3 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (conduct of local government members etc.);bprevented from acting in the office of a member of a local authority in Wales under section 80A(6) of the 1972 Act (disqualification).2A local authority must not make a resettlement payment to a person who is prevented from acting in the office of a member of a local authority in Wales under section 80A(6) of the 1972 Act.3The Welsh Ministers may, in cases they consider appropriate, direct a relevant authority not to—amake payments (including in respect of pensions) in respect of the relevant matters specified in the direction;bmake a resettlement payment.4Before giving a direction under subsection (3), the Welsh Ministers must consult the Commission.5A relevant authority may require a person to repay payments made in respect of relevant matters or a relevant pension to a person in respect of a period during which the person was not entitled to receive the payment for any reason, including (but not limited to) the following reasons—athe payments were made in breach of subsection (1);bthe payments were made in breach of a direction under subsection (3)(a);cthe person had ceased to be a member of the authority.6A local authority may require a person to repay a resettlement payment made under section 69D where the person was not entitled to receive the payment for any reason, including (but not limited to) the following reasons—athe payment was made in breach of subsection (2);bthe payment was made in breach of a direction under subsection (3)(b).Pt. 5A inserted (1.4.2025) by Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5), ss. 57(2), 72(4); S.I. 2024/1337, art. 3(c)