PART 5MISCELLANEOUS
38Report on extension of right to vote and change to qualification for membership of the Senedd
1
The Welsh Ministers must, before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the first day after the end of the reporting period, prepare and publish a report on the operation of the provisions of this Act that—
a
extend the right to vote in Senedd elections to persons who are aged 16 or 17,
b
extend the right to vote in Senedd elections to persons who are qualifying foreign citizens,
c
allow qualifying foreign citizens to be Members of the Senedd, and
d
disqualify members of county and county borough councils in Wales from being Members of the Senedd.
2
The report published under subsection (1) must be laid before the Senedd.
3
In subsection (1), “reporting period” means the period of 5 years beginning with the day of the first Senedd election at which the poll is held on or after 5 April 2021.