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Introductory Text
PART 1 ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION AND REGISTRATION
CHAPTER 1 CO-ORDINATION OF ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION
1.Electoral Management Board of Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru
2.Minor and consequential amendments
CHAPTER 2 ELECTORAL REGISTRATION WITHOUT APPLICATIONS
3.Duty to register local government electors
4.Provision connected to the duty to register eligible local government electors
CHAPTER 3 WELSH ELECTIONS PILOTING AND REFORM
Welsh election pilots
5.Pilot regulations: powers
6.Pilot regulations: requirements
7.Pilot regulations: procedure
Proposals for pilots
8.Proposals for pilots made by the Welsh Ministers
9.Proposals for pilots made by principal councils
10.Proposals for pilots made jointly by the Electoral Commission and principal councils
11.Proposals for pilots made by electoral registration officers
12.Joint proposals for pilots
13.Electoral Commission recommendations
Evaluation of pilot proposals
14.Evaluation of pilot proposals
15.Welsh election pilot forums
Guidance on pilots
16.Guidance on pilots
Evaluation of pilots
17.Evaluation of pilot regulations
Reform following pilots
18.Electoral reform regulations
19.Electoral reform regulations: procedure
General
20.Publication
21.Regulations: ancillary provision
22.Interpretation of this Chapter
23.Consequential amendments
CHAPTER 4 ACCESSIBILITY AND DIVERSITY: WELSH ELECTIONS
Reports on assistance for disabled voters
24.Reports by the Electoral Commission
Candidate survey: local government elections
25.Survey of councillors and unsuccessful candidates in local elections
Welsh elections information platform
26.Welsh elections information platform
Diversity in persons seeking elected office
27.Services to promote diversity in persons seeking elected office
28.Financial assistance schemes to promote diversity in persons seeking elected office
29.Excluded persons
30.Guidance for political parties to promote diversity in persons seeking elected office
31.Interpretation of this Chapter
CHAPTER 5 CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Expenditure in respect of local government elections
32.Notional expenditure: candidates in local government elections
Expenditure in respect of Senedd Cymru elections
33.Notional and third party expenditure: Senedd Cymru elections
34.Codes of practice on expenses
35.Authorised persons not required to pay through election agent
36.Restriction on which third parties may incur controlled expenditure
37.Third parties capable of giving notification
38.Code of practice on controls relating to third parties
39.Minor and consequential amendments
PART 2 ELECTED BODIES AND THEIR MEMBERS
CHAPTER 1 ARRANGEMENTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Electoral arrangements reviews: principal councils
40.Considerations for a review of principal area electoral arrangements
41.Review period for principal area reviews
Reviews of seaward boundaries
42.Review of seaward boundaries
Consultation and consideration of representations
43.Electoral review recommendations and decisions: duty to have regard to representations
44.Names of electoral wards
45.Consultation on reviews
46.Meaning of “mandatory consultees” in Part 3 of the 2013 Act
Timing of reviews and implementation
47.Electoral review recommendations and decisions: period before a local election
48.Deadline for completion of reviews
49.Deadline for completion of implementation
50.Directions to pause reviews
Community reviews and status as towns
51.Community reviews and implementation
52.Notice of resolutions on status of communities as towns
Publication of information: arrangements for local government
53.Publication of orders under Part 3 of the 2013 Act
54.Publication of up-to-date lists of communities and community councils
55.Transitional provision
CHAPTER 2 REMUNERATION OF ELECTED MEMBERS
Abolition of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales
56.Abolition of Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales
Functions of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru
57.Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru functions relating to remuneration
58.Transfer of property, rights and liabilities
59.Minor and consequential amendments
60.Savings
CHAPTER 3 DISQUALIFICATION, UNDUE INFLUENCE AND POLITICAL RESTRICTION OF OFFICES
Disqualification
61.Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd and a community councillor
62.Disqualification for corrupt or illegal practice: local government elections
63.Disqualification for corrupt or illegal practice: Senedd Cymru elections
Undue influence
64.Undue influence
Political restriction of offices
65.Political restriction of officers and staff
CHAPTER 4 DEMOCRACY AND BOUNDARY COMMISSION CYMRU
66.Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: persons who may not be members etc.
67.Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: governance and audit committee
68.Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: power to charge
PART 3 GENERAL PROVISION
69.Regulations: restrictions
70.General interpretation
71.Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc.
72.Coming into force
73.Short title
SCHEDULE 1
MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
PART 1 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CO-ORDINATION OF ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS
1.Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 (anaw 4)
2.Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4)
PART 2 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO WELSH ELECTIONS PILOTING AND REFORM
3.Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2)
4.Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22)
5.Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6)
PART 3 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE
6.Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)
PART 4 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REMUNERATION OF PUBLIC AUTHORITY MEMBERS
7.Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
8.Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
9.School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)
10.Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
11.Education Act 2002 (c. 32)
12.Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
13.Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 (anaw 4)
14.Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 6)
15.Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)