Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021

148 Initial procedure for restructuring regulations

(1) The Welsh Ministers may not lay a draft of a statutory instrument containing restructuring regulations before Senedd Cymru in accordance with section 174(4) unless—

(a) they have laid the required documents before Senedd Cymru, and

(b) at least 60 days have passed since the day on which the required documents were laid.

(2) In subsection (1), “the required documents” means—

(a) a proposed draft of the restructuring regulations, and

(b) a statement that—

(i) gives details of the consultation described in section 129(4), and

(ii) explains why the Welsh Ministers are satisfied as to the matter in section 129(5).

(3) In calculating whether 60 days have passed for the purposes of subsection (1)(b), no account is to be taken of any time during which Senedd Cymru is dissolved or is in recess for more than four days.

(4) If, having complied with subsection (1), the Welsh Ministers lay the draft statutory instrument containing the restructuring regulations before Senedd Cymru in accordance with section 174(4), the instrument must be accompanied by a statement giving details of—

(a) any representations they received after the proposed draft of the regulations was laid before Senedd Cymru, and

(b) any differences between the proposed draft of the regulations and the regulations in the draft statutory instrument.

(5) Nothing in this section applies in relation to regulations which are made only for the purpose of amending restructuring regulations.