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<Text>In this Part—</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-overturned-on-appeal">overturned on appeal</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>ei gwrthdroi neu ei wrthdroi ar apêl</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given by section 4(7);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-presiding-officer">Presiding Officer</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>Llywydd</Emphasis></Term>”) means the Presiding Officer of Senedd Cymru‍ elected in accordance with section 25 of the Government of Wales Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32" id="c00014" Year="2006" Number="32" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct">2006 (c. 32)</Citation>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-presiding-officers-notice">Presiding Officer’s notice</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>hysbysiad y Llywydd</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given by section 6(7);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-recall-poll">recall poll</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>pôl adalw</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given by section 1(2);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-senedd-constituency">Senedd constituency</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>etholaeth Senedd</Emphasis></Term>”) means a constituency provided for in regulations made under section 49J of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2013/4" id="c00015" Year="2013" Number="4" Class="WelshNationalAssemblyAct">2013 (anaw 4)</Citation>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-standards-of-conduct-committee">Standards of Conduct Committee</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>Pwyllgor Safonau Ymddygiad</Emphasis></Term>”) means the committee of Senedd Cymru that must be established by virtue of section 30A of the Government of Wales Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32" id="c00016" Year="2006" Number="32" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct">2006 (c. 32)</Citation> (inserted by section 18 of this Act);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-trigger-event">trigger event</Term>” (“<Emphasis>digwyddiad sbardun”</Emphasis>) means an event of the kind described in subsection (2) or (4) of section 2;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-trigger-event-a">trigger event A</Term>” (“<Emphasis>digwyddiad sbardun A”</Emphasis>) means an event of the kind described in section 2(2);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-trigger-event-b">trigger event B</Term>” (“<Emphasis>digwyddiad sbardun B”</Emphasis>) means an event of the kind described in section 2(4).</Text>
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