RHAN 1LL+CETHOLIADAU

Cymhwysiad person i fod yn aelod o awdurdod lleolLL+C

19Cymhwysiad person i gael ei ethol a dal swydd fel aelod o awdurdod lleol yng NghymruLL+C

(1)Mae adran 79 o Ddeddf 1972 wedi ei diwygio fel a ganlyn.

(2)Yn is-adran (1), ar ôl “Union” mewnosoder “or, in the case of a local authority in Wales, a qualifying foreign citizen”.

(3)Ar ôl is-adran (2C) mewnosoder—

(2D)For the purposes of this section, a person is a qualifying foreign citizen if the person—

(a)is not a Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a relevant citizen of the Union, and

(b)either—

(i)is not a person whorequires leave under the Immigration Act 1971 to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, or

(ii)is such a person but for the time being has (or is, by virtue of any enactment, to be treated as having) indefinite leave to remain within the meaning of that Act.

(2E)But a person is not a qualifying foreign citizen by virtue of subsection (2D)(b)(i) if the person does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom by virtue only of section 8 of the Immigration Act 1971 (exceptions to requirement for leave in special cases).

Gwybodaeth Cychwyn

I1A. 19 ddim mewn grym ar y Cydsyniad Brenhinol, gweler a. 175(7)

I2A. 19 mewn grym ar 17.11.2021 gan O.S. 2021/1249, ergl. 2(a) (ynghyd ag ergl. 4)