Main provisions

Dissolution of the current Senedd
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1
For the purpose of the holding of the poll for the 2021 election, Senedd Cymru is dissolved on 29 April 2021, unless—
a
the Llywydd exercises the power conferred by section 6 (power to postpone 2021 election for up to 6 months), or
b
Her Majesty dissolves Senedd Cymru before that day by proclamation under section 4(2) of the 2006 Act (power to vary date of Senedd ordinary general election).
2
If the Llywydd exercises the power conferred by section 6, Senedd Cymru is dissolved at the beginning of the period of 7 days that ends immediately before the day fixed for the holding of the poll, unless subsection (3) applies.
3
This subsection applies where, before the day on which Senedd Cymru is due to be dissolved in accordance with subsection (2), the Llywydd exercises the power conferred by section 6 again (and, accordingly, subsection (2) applies to that exercise of the power in turn).
S. 3 in force at 17.3.2021, see s. 18