Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024

14 Persons who may not be members or chief executive of the Commission E+W

(1) In section 4(3) of the 2013 Act (persons who may not be appointed as members of the Commission)—

(a) for “The Welsh Ministers may not appoint a person who is” substitute “A member may not be”;

(b) for paragraph‍ (a) substitute—

“(a) a member of a UK legislature;”;

(c) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(ba) a‍ person engaged by a member of‍ a UK legislature, under a contract of service or a contract for services, in connection with the carrying out of the member’s functions;

(bb) a person engaged by a registered political party under a contract of service or a contract for services;

(bc) a special advise‍r;”.

(2) In section 8(4) of that Act (persons who may not be appointed as chief executive)—

(a) for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) a member of a UK legislature;”;‍

(b) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(ba) a‍ person engaged by a member of‍ a UK legislature, under a contract of service or a contract for services, in connection with the carrying out of the member’s functions;

(bb) a person engaged by a registered political party under a contract of service or a contract for services;

(bc) a special advise‍r;”.

(3) In section 72(1) of that Act (interpretation), at the appropriate places insert—

• ““member of a UK legislature” means—

  (a)

  a Member of the Senedd;

  (b)

  a member of the House of Commons;

  (c)

  a member of the House of Lords;

  (d)

  a member of the Scottish Parliament;

  (e)

  a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly,”;

• ““registered political party” means a party registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.‍ 41),”;

• ““special adviser‍” means a special adviser within the meaning of—

  (a)

  Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), or

  (b)

  section 1 of the Civil Service (Special Advisers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c. 8 (N.I.)).”

(4) In Schedule 3 to that Act (index of defined expressions), in table 2—

(a) after the entry for “mandatory consultees” insert—

“Member of a UK legislature” (Aelod o un o ddeddfwrfeydd y DU)

Section 72(1)”;

(b) after the entry for “qualifying public body” insert—

“Registered political party (Plaid wleidyddol gofrestredig)

Section 72(1)”;

(c) after the entry for “single member area” insert—

“Special adviser (Cynghorydd arbennig)

Section 72(1)”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 14 in force at 25.6.2024, see s. 25(1)(a)