Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021

Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22)

1 (1) Part 1 of the 2000 Act (promotion of economic, social or environmental well-being etc.) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 2 (promotion of well-being)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for “local authority in Wales are” substitute “community council is”;

(ii) for “they consider” substitute “it considers”;

(iii) in paragraphs (a) to (c) for “their” in each place it occurs substitute “its”;

(b) in subsection (2), in paragraphs (a) and (b) for “local authority’s” in each place it occurs substitute “community council’s”;

(c) for subsections (3B) and (3C) substitute—

“(3B) In determining whether or how to exercise the power under subsection (1), a community council must have regard to the local well-being plan published under Part 4 of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 2) by the public services board that includes as a member the county council or county borough council in whose area lies the community or communities for which the community council is established.”;

(d) in subsection (4), for “local authority” substitute “community council”;

(e) in subsection (5)—

(i) for “local authority” substitute “community council”;

(ii) for “their area if they consider” substitute “its area if it considers”;

(f) in the heading of section 2, at the end insert “by community councils”.

(3) In section 3 (limits on power to promote well-being)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for “local authority” substitute “community council”;

(ii) for “they are” substitute “it is”;

(iii) for “their” substitute “its”;

(b) in subsection (2), for “local authority” substitute “community council”;

(c) in subsection (3), for “local authorities” substitute “community councils”;

(d) in subsection (3A)—

(i) in paragraphs (a) and (b), for “local authorities” in each place it occurs substitute “community councils”;

(ii) in paragraph (c), for “local authority” substitute “community council”;

(e) in subsection (4), for “he considers” substitute “they consider”;

(f) in subsection (4A), in paragraphs (a) and (b) for “authority or to authorities” in each place it occurs substitute “community council or to community councils”;

(g) in subsection (5), for “local authority” substitute “community council”;

(h) in subsection (6), for “he considers” substitute “they consider”.

(4) Omit section 5 (power to amend or repeal enactments).

(5) In section 7 (power to modify enactments concerning plans etc.), in subsection (1) for “subsections (4) and (6)” substitute “subsection (4)”.

(6) In the cross-heading preceding section 9, for the words after “under” substitute “this Part”.

(7) In section 9A (procedure for orders under sections 5 and 7)—

(a) in subsection (1), omit “5 or”;

(b) in subsection (2), omit “5 or”;

(c) in subsection (3)—

(i) omit “5 or”;

(ii) omit “5(3A) or”;

(d) in subsections (5) to (7) and the heading, omit “5 or” in each place where it occurs.