Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021

141 Requirement on principal councils to provide information etc. to other bodies

(1) The Welsh Ministers may direct a principal council (“council A”) to provide a relevant body with any information or documents which the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate—

(a) for the purposes of considering whether to transfer the functions of council A to another principal council (“council B”) or to a new principal council,

(b) for the purposes of giving effect to such a transfer, or

(c) otherwise in connection with such a transfer.

(2) The following are relevant bodies—

(a) any other principal council (including council B) whose area will be, or is likely to be, affected by any merger regulations or restructuring regulations made in respect of council A;

(b) any transition committee established by council A (see Schedule 11);

(c) if a new principal area containing all or part of council A’s area is to be constituted, the shadow council for the new principal area.

(3) The Welsh Ministers may also direct council B to provide another relevant body or council A with any information or documents which the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate as mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c).