Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021

164 Directions under section 48 of the 2013 Act

(1) Section 48 of the 2013 Act (directions and guidance relating to reviews under Part 3 of that Act) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (a) for “(including, where the Commission has made recommendations or proposals to them, further reviews)” substitute “(regardless of whether in the circumstances the Commission would have the power, or would be subject to a duty, to conduct the review)”;

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) where the Commission has made recommendations or proposals to the Welsh Ministers, to conduct a further review under this Part,

(ab) to stop conducting a review under this Part,”;

(c) in paragraph (b) for “section 28” substitute “this Part”.

(3) In subsection (5)—

(a) omit “to” in the first place it occurs;

(b) in paragraph (a), at the beginning insert “to”;

(c) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) to stop conducting a review under section 25 or 31,

(ab) not to conduct a review under section 25 or 31 during a period specified in the direction,”;

(d) in paragraph (b), at the beginning insert “to”.