Main provisions
10Power to postpone Senedd by-elections
1
This section applies after 6 May 2021 where an election is to be held under section 10 of the 2006 Act to fill a vacant constituency member seat (“a Senedd by-election”).
2
The Llywydd may fix a date for the holding of the poll for a Senedd by-election that is outside the period required under section 10(5) or (6) of the 2006 Act.
3
When fixing a day under subsection (2), the Llywydd must fix a day that is the earliest day the Llywydd considers to be reasonably practicable.
4
The power under subsection (2)—
a
may be exercised more than once, and
b
may not be exercised so as to fix a date after 5 November 2021.
5
Before exercising the power under subsection (2), the Llywydd must consult the Welsh Ministers.