Deddf Llywodraeth Leol ac Etholiadau (Cymru) 2021

62 Dyletswyddau ar arweinyddion grwpiau gwleidyddol mewn perthynas â safonau ymddygiad

(1) Mae Deddf 2000 wedi ei diwygio fel a ganlyn.

(2) Ar ôl adran 52 mewnosoder—

“52A County and county borough councils: duties of leaders of political groups in relation to standards of conduct

(1) A leader of a political group consisting of members of a county council or county borough council in Wales—

(a) must take reasonable steps to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by the members of the group, and

(b) must co-operate with the council’s standards committee (and any sub-committee of the committee) in the exercise of the standards committee’s functions.

(2) In complying with subsection (1), a leader of a political group must have regard to any guidance about the functions under that subsection issued by the Welsh Ministers.

(3) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision for the purposes of this section about the circumstances in which—

(a) members of a county council or county borough council in Wales are to be treated as constituting a political group;

(b) a member of a political group is to be treated as a leader of the group.

(4) Before making regulations under subsection (3), the Welsh Ministers must consult such persons as they think appropriate.”

(3) Yn adran 54 (swyddogaethau pwyllgorau safonau), ar ôl is-adran (2) mewnosoder—

“(2A) A standards committee of a county council or county borough council in Wales also has the specific functions of—

(a) monitoring compliance by leaders of political groups on the council with their duties under section 52A(1), and

(b) advising, training or arranging to train leaders of political groups on the council about matters relating to those duties.”

(4) Yn adran 106 (Cymru: gorchmynion a rheoliadau)—

(a) hepgorer is-adran (5);

(b) yn is-adran (7) ar ôl “section 21G” mewnosoder “or regulations under section 52A(3)”.

(5) Yn Neddf 2013, hepgorer adran 68(4)(a).

(6) Yn y Ddeddf hon, hepgorer adran 63(2).