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RestrictStartDate="2025-11-07"><Number><CommentaryRef Ref="key-9d68dafa984f15bca9c49355bdc4dbc4"/><Strong>Part 1</Strong></Number><Title> <Substitution ChangeId="key-356c4918a3879549f550c2e980be14d5-1598534857171" CommentaryRef="key-356c4918a3879549f550c2e980be14d5">Senedd Cymru</Substitution> </Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/part/1/crossheading/duration-of-membership" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32/part/1/crossheading/duration-of-membership" NumberOfProvisions="2" id="part-1-crossheading-duration-of-membership" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2020-05-06"><Title><Emphasis>Duration of membership</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2020-05-06" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><Title><CommentaryRef Ref="c16526511"/>Resignation of members</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/section/15" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32/section/15" id="section-15"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">15</Pnumber><P1para><Text> <Substitution ChangeId="key-9348d22b2d042136af6e1508e7843105-1593175997613" CommentaryRef="key-9348d22b2d042136af6e1508e7843105">A Member of the Senedd</Substitution>  may at any time resign by giving notice in writing to the Presiding Officer.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c16526511" Type="I"><Para><Text>Ss. 1-94, 97-106 in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-356c4918a3879549f550c2e980be14d5" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in Pt. 1 heading substituted (6.5.2020) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2020/1" id="cvz5df753-00007" Class="WelshNationalAssemblyAct" Year="2020" Number="1" Title="Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020">Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cvz5df753-00007" id="cvz5df753-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2020/1/section/42/2" SectionRef="section-42-2">s. 42(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cvz5df753-00007" id="cvz5df753-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2020/1/schedule/1/paragraph/2/2" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2-2" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 2(2)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-9348d22b2d042136af6e1508e7843105" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2020/1" id="ctmpnv803-00061" Class="WelshNationalAssemblyAct" Year="2020" Number="1" Title="Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020">Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ctmpnv803-00061" id="cc112782516401" 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="ctmpnv803-00061" id="ctmpnv803-00062" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2020/1/schedule/1/paragraph/2/15" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2-15" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 2(15)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ctmpnv803-00061" id="ctmpnv803-00063" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2020/1/schedule/1/paragraph/2/11" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2-11">Sch. 1 para. 2(11)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="ctmpnv803-00061" id="ctmpnv803-00064" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2020/1/schedule/1/paragraph/2/12" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2-12">(12)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="ctmpnv803-00061" id="ctmpnv803-00065" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/anaw/2020/1/schedule/1/paragraph/2/14" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2-14">(14)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-9d68dafa984f15bca9c49355bdc4dbc4" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 1 modified (16.2.2011) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/1" id="cyfkb61a1-00056" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2011" Number="1" Title="Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011">Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyfkb61a1-00056" id="cyfkb61a1-00057" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/1/section/13/5" SectionRef="section-13-5" Operative="true">ss. 13(5)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyfkb61a1-00056" id="cyfkb61a1-00058" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/1/section/19/1" SectionRef="section-19-1">19(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>