Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024

Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 (anaw 4)

1 (1) The 2013 Act is amended as follows—

(2) In section 1 (overview), after subsection (2), insert—

“(2A) Part 2A confers electoral administration functions on the Commission and requires the functions to be exercised by a board established by the Commission called the Electoral Management Board.”

(3) In section 14 (directions)—

(a) for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1A) The Welsh Ministers may give a direction to the Commission in relation to the exercise of the Commission’s functions under any enactment, except in relation to the exercise of functions under—

(a) Part 2A (co-ordination of electoral administration);

(b) Part 3A (functions relating to Senedd constituency boundary reviews).

(1B) The Commission must comply with a direction given to it by the Welsh Ministers under this Act.

(1C) The Welsh Ministers must publish each direction they give to the Commission or a principal council under this Act.”;

(b) omit subsection (3).

(4) In section 71 (orders and regulations), in subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (b), after “preserved county”, omit “or”;

(b) after paragraph (b), insert—

“(ba) regulations under section 20E(3)(c),”.

(5) In section 72 (interpretation), for the definition of “enactment” substitute—

• ““enactment” means any of the following or a provision of any of the following—

  (a)

  an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru;

  (b)

  an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom;

  (c)

  any subordinate legislation.”

(6) In Schedule 3 (index of defined expressions), in Table 2, at the appropriate places, insert the following entries—

“1983 Act (Deddf 1983)

section 20I”

“Devolved referendums (Refferenda datganoledig)

section 20I”

“Electoral registration officer (Swyddog cofrestru etholiadol)

section 20I”

“Local government elections (Etholiadau llywodraeth leol)

section 20I”

“Reserved election (Etholiad a gedwir yn ôl)

section 20I”

“Returning officer (Swyddog canlyniadau)

section 20I”

“Welsh elections and referendums (Etholiadau a refferenda Cymreig)

section 20A(4)”