http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/138/2022-05-06Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021An Act of Senedd Cymru to make provision about local government; local government finance; local government elections; electoral registration and electoral administration; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-10-04Expert Participation2022-05-06 PART 7 CHAPTER 31381The Welsh Ministers may direct the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales to conduct an initial review of electoral arrangements after the Welsh Ministers—areceive a merger application, orbgive notice as described in section 129(6).2Before giving a direction under subsection (1) the Welsh Ministers must consult—athe Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, andbsuch persons representing principal councils as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.3A direction under subsection (1) to conduct an initial review in relation to a proposal to transfer part of a principal area to be abolished to another principal area, or in relation to restructuring regulations which provide for such a transfer—amust specify the area (which may be all or part of a principal area) that is to be subject to the initial review, andbmay specify that one or more matters of a kind described in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) are not to be considered in the initial review; and those matters are—imatters set out in the definition of “electoral arrangements” in paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1;iimatters set out in the definition of “relevant consequential changes” in that paragraph.4A direction under subsection (1) must specify the voting system in relation to which the electoral arrangements are to be reviewed.5Schedule 1 makes provision in relation to initial reviews conducted by virtue of this section.6The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend subsection (3) of section 29 of the 2013 Act (periodic reviews of electoral arrangements for principal areas).S. 138(1)(a)(2) in force at 21.1.2021, see s. 175(1)(f)S. 138(4)-(6) in force at 21.1.2021, see s. 175(1)(f)S. 138(1)(b)(3) in force at 1.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/297, art. 2(d)