S. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 26(3)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/9/section/2Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026en2026-05-12Statute Law Database2026-04-28PART 1RECALL OF MEMBERS OF THE SENEDDInitiating a recall poll
2How a Member of the Senedd becomes subject to a recall poll(1)

A Member of the Senedd becomes subject to a recall poll if—

(a)

trigger event A or trigger event B has occurred in relation to the Member of the Senedd, and

(b)

the Presiding Officer gives notice of that fact under section 6.

(2)

Trigger event A is that the Member of the Senedd, after becoming a Member of the Senedd, is convicted in the United Kingdom of an offence for which the member is sentenced or ordered to be imprisoned or detained.

(3)

Sections 3 and 4 contain more about trigger event A.

(4)

Trigger event B is that Senedd Cymru resolves to submit the Member of the Senedd to a recall poll following a report from the Standards of Conduct Committee recommending submission of the member to a recall poll.

(5)

Section 5 contains more about trigger event B.

(6)

The provision made by or under this Act in relation to a recall poll does not affect other ways in which a Member of the Senedd’s seat may be vacated.