The Family Absence for Members of Local Authorities (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 243 (W. 63)

Local Government, Wales

The Family Absence for Members of Local Authorities (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Made

3 March 2021

Coming into force

1 April 2021

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 26(1), (2), (4) and (5)(a) of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011(1).

In accordance with section 172(2)(a)(2) of that Measure, a draft of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru.

(1)

2011 nawm 4. Section 61(4) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1) omitted section 26(3) of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011, thereby removing the limit on the length of adopter’s absence that may be specified in regulations. See section 33 for the relevant definition of “regulations” and section 175 for the definition of “prescribed”.

(2)

The reference in section 172(2) to the National Assembly for Wales now has effect as a reference to Senedd Cymru, by virtue of section 150A(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). Section 172(2)(a) was amended by section 150(1)(b)(i) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021; section 150(1)(b)(ii) also makes another amendment to section 172(2)(a) which is not yet in force.