Explanatory Notes

Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021

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20 January 2021

Commentary on Sections

Part 2 of Schedule 4 – Attendance at local authority meetings: consequential amendments

Section 50 - Regulations about conduct of local authority meetings, documents relating to meetings and publication of information

301.Section 50 enables the Welsh Ministers to make regulations about the conduct of local authority meetings, documents relating to such meetings and the publication of certain information.

302.Subsection (1) enables the Welsh Ministers to make regulations in relation to the conduct of local authority meetings and the requirements concerning notices and documents produced for such meetings including, but not limited to, the matters listed in subsection (2).

303.Subsection (3) enables the Welsh Ministers to make regulations concerning the publication by local authorities of, and rights of access to, information which sets out certain details as listed in the subsection.

304.Subsection (5) defines “local authority” and “local authority meeting” for the purposes of this section.

305.The regulation making powers in subsections (1) and (3) are subject to the affirmative procedure in the Senedd.