Amendments relating to the field of local government
2. (1) Field 12 (local government) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended as follows.
(2) In matter 12.1 omit the words from ““Principal area” means” to “principal area.”.
(3) In matter 12.6 omit the second paragraph (b).
(4) In matter 12.7 omit the words from “For the purposes” to “borough council.”.
(5) After matter 12.7 insert —

“Matter 12.8
Areas of communities and constitution, structure, and procedures of local government institutions for communities.
Matter 12.9
Electoral arrangements for elected local government institutions for communities.
In this matter “electoral arrangements” does not include—
(a) the local government franchise;
(b) electoral registration and administration;
(c) the voting system for the return of members in an election.
Matter 12.10
Conferral on local government institutions for communities of powers—
(a) to which this matter applies,
(b) that are exercisable in relation to their areas, and
(c) that are powers exercisable by principal councils in relation to principal areas.
This matter applies to powers to do anything which the holder of the power considers likely to promote or improve the economic, social or environmental well-being of an area.
Matter 12.11
Grants from the Welsh Ministers to fund local government for communities.
Matter 12.12
Relations between different communities (and their local government institutions), or between communities (and their local government institutions) and principal councils.
Matter 12.13
Schemes for the accreditation of quality in local government for communities.
Matter 12.14
Public participation in local government for communities (apart from elections).
Matter 12.15
The provision of information relating to local government to the public.
For the purposes of this matter “local government” means—
(a) local government for communities;
(b) local government for counties and county boroughs.
Matter 12.16
Salaries, allowances, pensions and other payments for members of the following—
(a) local government institutions for communities;
(b) county councils and county borough councils;
(c) National Park authorities;
(d) fire and rescue authorities constituted by schemes under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or schemes to which section 4 of that Act apply.
Matter 12.17
Promoting and supporting membership of the following—
(a) local government institutions for communities;
(b) county councils and county borough councils.
Interpretation of this field
In this field—
“communities” means separate areas for the administration of local government, each of which is wholly within a principal area (but does not constitute the whole of a principal area);
“principal area” means a county borough or a county;
“principal council” means a council for a principal area.”.

Matters 12.1 to 12.5 were inserted by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c.28), section 235, Schedule 17, paragraphs 1 and 2. Matters 12.6 and 12.7 were inserted by section 33 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20).