2025 No. 286 (W. 58)
Local Government, Wales

The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025

Made
Laid before Senedd Cymru
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 71(1)(a) of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 20241.

Title and coming into force1.

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025.

(2)

Regulations 1, 2, 3 and 4 come into force on 1 April 2025.

(3)

Regulations 5 and 6 come into force on 1 April 2026.

The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 20102.

In Part 1 (entries inserted with effect from 1 October 2010) of the Schedule to the Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 20102, omit “The Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales”.

The Elections (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 20193.

In the Elections (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 20193, omit regulation 2 (amendment to the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011) and the heading before it.

The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 20214.

In the Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 20214, omit regulation 4 (the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales) and the heading before it.

The Education (Admission Appeals Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 20055.

(1)

The Education (Admission Appeals Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 20055 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)

omit ““the 2011 Measure” (“Mesur 2011”) means the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011;”;

(b)

in the appropriate places in alphabetical order insert—

““the 2013 Act” (“Deddf 2013”) means the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013;”;

““the Commission” (“y Comisiwn”) means the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru;”.

(3)

In regulation 7(3) (payment of allowances), for “Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales issued under Part 8 of the 2011 Measure (members: payments and pensions)” substitute “Commission issued under Part 5A of the 2013 Act (functions relating to payments and pensions)6”.

The Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 20086.

In paragraph 12(2)(b)(iv) (prejudicial interests) of the model code in the Schedule to the Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 20087, after “Part 8 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011,” insert “Part 5A of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013,”.

Jayne Bryant
Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made under section 71 of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (“the 2024 Act”) which enables the Welsh Ministers to make provision for the purposes of, in consequence of, or for giving full effect to, any provision of the 2024 Act.

The 2024 Act abolishes the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales (“the Panel”) and provides for functions previously undertaken by the Panel to be undertaken by the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru (“the Commission”).

These Regulations make consequential amendments to secondary legislation as a result of section 56 of the 2024 Act which abolishes the Panel, and section 57 of the 2024 Act which imposes functions previously undertaken by the Panel on the Commission.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.