Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024

16 Assistant commissioners

(1) In section 11 of the 2013 Act (assistant commissioners to whom functions relating to local government may be delegated)—

(a) for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) The Commission may appoint one or more persons (to be known as an “assistant commissioner) to whom the Commission may delegate functions in accordance with section 13(1).”;

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) for “But the Commission may not appoint a person who is” substitute “An assistant commissioner may not be”;

(ii) for paragraph‍ (a) substitute‍—

“(a) a member of a UK legislature;”;

(iii) 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 13(1) of that Act (delegation), for “an assistant commissioner” substitute “one or more assistant commissioners”.

(3) In the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1A to the 2006 Act (offices that disqualify the holder from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate in an election to be a Member of the Senedd), after the entry for “Comptroller and Auditor General or Rheolwr ac Archwilydd Cyffredinol” insert—

“‍Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru or Comisiwn Democratiaeth a Ffiniau Cymru

The members, assistant commissioners and chief executive of the Commission”.