Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024

14 Persons who may not be members or chief executive of the Commission

(1) In section 4(3) of the 2013 Act (persons who may not be appointed as members of the Commission)—

(a) for “The Welsh Ministers may not appoint a person who is” substitute “A member may not be”;

(b) for paragraph‍ (a) substitute—

“(a) a member of a UK legislature;”;

(c) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(ba) a‍ person engaged by a member of‍ a UK legislature, under a contract of service or a contract for services, in connection with the carrying out of the member’s functions;

(bb) a person engaged by a registered political party under a contract of service or a contract for services;

(bc) a special advise‍r;”.

(2) In section 8(4) of that Act (persons who may not be appointed as chief executive)—

(a) for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) a member of a UK legislature;”;‍

(b) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(ba) a‍ person engaged by a member of‍ a UK legislature, under a contract of service or a contract for services, in connection with the carrying out of the member’s functions;

(bb) a person engaged by a registered political party under a contract of service or a contract for services;

(bc) a special advise‍r;”.

(3) In section 72(1) of that Act (interpretation), at the appropriate places insert—

• ““member of a UK legislature” means—

  (a)

  a Member of the Senedd;

  (b)

  a member of the House of Commons;

  (c)

  a member of the House of Lords;

  (d)

  a member of the Scottish Parliament;

  (e)

  a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly,”;

• ““registered political party” means a party registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.‍ 41),”;

• ““special adviser‍” means a special adviser within the meaning of—

  (a)

  Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), or

  (b)

  section 1 of the Civil Service (Special Advisers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c. 8 (N.I.)).”

(4) In Schedule 3 to that Act (index of defined expressions), in table 2—

(a) after the entry for “mandatory consultees” insert—

“Member of a UK legislature” (Aelod o un o ddeddfwrfeydd y DU)

Section 72(1)”;

(b) after the entry for “qualifying public body” insert—

“Registered political party (Plaid wleidyddol gofrestredig)

Section 72(1)”;

(c) after the entry for “single member area” insert—

“Special adviser (Cynghorydd arbennig)

Section 72(1)”.