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<Text>Mae’r adran hon yn gymwys os bydd unrhyw un o ddigwyddiadau terfynu cynnar A, B neu C yn digwydd ar unrhyw adeg ar ôl i hysbysiad y Llywydd gael ei roi ond cyn i ganlyniad y pôl adalw gael ei gyhoeddi yn unol ag adran 12(2).</Text>
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<Text>Digwyddiad terfynu cynnar A ywbod y Llywydd wedi cynnig diwrnod ar gyfer cynnal pôl mewn etholiad cyffredinol eithriadol yn unol ag adran 5(1) o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32/welsh" id="c00007" Year="2006" Number="32" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct">2006 (p. 32)</Citation>.</Text>
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<Text>Digwyddiad terfynu cynnar B yw bod sedd yr Aelod o’r Senedd yn dod yn wag.</Text>
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<Text>Digwyddiad terfynu cynnar C yw, mewn achos pan ddigwyddodd digwyddiad sbardun A mewn perthynas â’r Aelod o’r Senedd, fod yr euogfarn, y ddedfryd neu’r gorchymyn o dan sylw yn cael ei gwrthdroi neu ei wrthdroi ar apêl (o fewn ystyr adran 4(7)).</Text>
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<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
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<Text>Cyn gynted ag y bo’n rhesymol ymarferol ar ôl dod yn ymwybodol bod yr adran hon yn gymwys, rhaid i’r Llywydd hysbysu’r swyddog canlyniadau etholaethol ar gyfer etholaeth Senedd yr Aelod o’r Senedd sy’n destun y pôl adalw fod yr adran yn gymwys, gan bennu pa un o’r digwyddiadau terfynu cynnar sydd wedi digwydd.</Text>
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<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
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<Text>Pan fo swyddog canlyniadau etholaethol yn cael hysbysiad o dan is-adran (5), nid oes unrhyw gamau pellach i’w cymryd o dan neu yn rhinwedd y Ddeddf hon mewn perthynas â’r broses sy’n ymwneud â’r pôl adalw ac eithrio—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/9/section/8/6/a/welsh" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/9/section/8/6/a" id="section-8-6-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>y camau sy’n ofynnol o dan is-adran (7), a</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>unrhyw gamau a allai fod yn ofynnol neu a ganiateir gan reoliadau o dan adran 11 mewn perthynas â therfynu’r broses honno.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/9/section/8/7/welsh" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/9/section/8/7" id="section-8-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
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<Text>Cyn gynted ag y bo’n rhesymol ymarferol ar ôl cael hysbysiad o dan is-adran (5), rhaid i’r swyddog canlyniadau etholaethol—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>cymryd unrhyw gamau y mae’r swyddog yn ystyried eu bod yn angenrheidiol i derfynu’r broses sy’n ymwneud â’r pôl adalw, a</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>rhoi hysbysiad cyhoeddus bod y broses honno wedi ei therfynu yn unol ag unrhyw ddarpariaeth a wneir drwy reoliadau o dan adran 11.</Text>
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<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
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<Text>Ac eithrio mewn achos pan fo’r adran hon yn gymwys yn rhinwedd digwyddiad terfynu cynnar A a bod Senedd Cymru wedi ei diddymu, rhaid i’r Llywydd osod unrhyw hysbysiad a roddir o dan is-adran (5) gerbron Senedd Cymru.</Text>
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