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Class="WelshNationalAssemblyAct" Year="2020" Number="1" Title="Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020">Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cuttxnep3-00103" id="cc00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2020/1/section/42/2" SectionRef="section-42-2" Operative="false">s. 42(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cuttxnep3-00103" id="cuttxnep3-00104" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2020/1/schedule/1/paragraph/2/19" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2-19" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 2(19)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cuttxnep3-00103" id="cuttxnep3-00105" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2020/1/schedule/1/paragraph/2/11" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2020/1/schedule/1/paragraph/2/14" StartSectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2-11" EndSectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2-14">Sch. 1 para. 2(11)-(14)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-9da4a310bcacdf048c409de69c79a78a" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 109(5) substituted (1.4.2018) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4" id="c06g29qe3-00034" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2017" Number="4" Title="Wales Act 2017">Wales Act 2017 (c. 4)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c06g29qe3-00034" id="c06g29qe3-00035" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/71/4" SectionRef="section-71-4">s. 71(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c06g29qe3-00034" id="c06g29qe3-00036" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/schedule/6/paragraph/3/4" SectionRef="schedule-6-paragraph-3-4" Operative="true">Sch. 6 para. 3(4)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c06g29qe3-00034" id="c06g29qe3-00037" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/schedule/7/paragraph/1" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-1">Sch. 7 paras. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c06g29qe3-00034" id="c06g29qe3-00038" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/schedule/7/paragraph/6" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-6">6</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1179" id="c06g29qe3-00039" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2017" Number="1179" Title="The Wales Act 2017 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2017">S.I. 2017/1179</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c06g29qe3-00039" id="c06g29qe3-00040" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1179/regulation/3/q" SectionRef="regulation-3-q">reg. 3(q)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-f05d4fbd437ac66855533cd5d824ae55" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 109(1) substituted (1.4.2018) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4" id="c06g29qe3-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2017" Number="4" Title="Wales Act 2017">Wales Act 2017 (c. 4)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c06g29qe3-00007" id="c06g29qe3-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/section/71/4" SectionRef="section-71-4">s. 71(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c06g29qe3-00007" id="c06g29qe3-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/schedule/6/paragraph/3/2" SectionRef="schedule-6-paragraph-3-2" Operative="true">Sch. 6 para. 3(2)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c06g29qe3-00007" id="c06g29qe3-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/schedule/7/paragraph/1" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-1">Sch. 7 paras. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c06g29qe3-00007" id="c06g29qe3-00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/4/schedule/7/paragraph/6" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-6">6</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1179" id="c06g29qe3-00012" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2017" Number="1179" Title="The Wales Act 2017 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2017">S.I. 2017/1179</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c06g29qe3-00012" id="c06g29qe3-00013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1179/regulation/3/q" SectionRef="regulation-3-q">reg. 3(q)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>