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Deddf Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru) 2024

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PENNOD 3ANGHYMHWYSO, DYLANWAD AMHRIODOL A CHYFYNGIADAU GWLEIDYDDOL AR SWYDDFEYDD

Anghymhwyso

61Anghymhwyso rhag bod yn Aelod o’r Senedd ac yn gynghorydd cymuned

(1)Mae Deddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006 (p. 32) wedi ei diwygio fel a ganlyn.

(2)Yn adran 16 (anghymhwyso rhag bod yn Aelod o’r Senedd) yn is-adran (1)—

(a)ym mharagraff (za), hepgorer “and 17B”;

(b)yn lle paragraff (zc), rhodder—

(zc)is a member of the council of a county, a county borough or a community in Wales (but see section 17D),.

(3)Hepgorer adran 17B.

(4)Yn adran 17D (eithriad rhag anghymhwyso yn rhinwedd bod yn gynghorydd)—

(a)yn is-adran (1), ar ôl “borough” mewnosoder “or community council”;

(b)yn is-adran (2), ar ôl “borough” mewnosoder “or community council”.

(5)Hepgorer adran 17E.

(6)Hepgorer adran 17F.

(7)Mae’r diwygiadau a wneir gan yr adran hon yn cael effaith at ddibenion etholiad i fod yn Aelod o’r Senedd pan gynhelir pôl ar neu ar ôl 6 Ebrill 2026.

62Anghymhwysiad am arferion llwgr neu anghyfreithlon: etholiadau llywodraeth leol

Yn adran 80A(1) o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Leol 1972 (p. 70) (anghymhwysiad person rhag cael ei ethol neu fod yn aelod o awdurdod lleol yng Nghymru), ar ôl paragraff (b) mewnosoder—

(ba)the person is incapable of being elected to or holding elective office in a district council in Northern Ireland under Part 10 of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 14) (corrupt or illegal practices);.

63Anghymhwysiad am arferion llwgr neu anghyfreithlon: etholiadau Senedd Cymru

Yn Atodlen 1A i Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006 (p. 32) (anghymhwysiad rhag bod yn Aelod o’r Senedd neu’n ymgeisydd mewn etholiad i fod yn Aelod o’r Senedd), ar ôl paragraff 5 mewnosoder—

5AA person who is incapable of being elected to or holding elective office in a district council in Northern Ireland under Part 10 of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 14) having been reported guilty or convicted of a corrupt or illegal practice.

‍Dylanwad amhriodol

64Dylanwad amhriodol

(1)Mae Deddf 1983 wedi ei diwygio fel a ganlyn.

(2)Yn adran 114A (trosedd o ddylanwad amhriodol a fewnosodir gan adran 8 o Ddeddf Etholiadau 2022), hepgorer “or Wales”.

(3)Yn adran 115 (trosedd o ddylanwad amhriodol: etholiadau llywodraeth leol yng Nghymru a’r Alban)—

(a)yn is-adran (1), hepgorer “or Wales”;

(b)yn is-adran (2), hepgorer “or Wales”;

(c)yn y pennawd, hepgorer “and Wales”.

Cyfyngiadau gwleidyddol ar swyddfeydd

65Cyfyngiadau gwleidyddol ar swyddogion a staff

(1)Mae Deddf Llywodraeth Leol a Thai 1989 (p. 42) wedi ei diwygio fel a ganlyn.

(2)Yn adran 1 (anghymhwyso swyddogion a staff penodol a chyfyngiadau gwleidyddol arnynt)—

(a)yn is-adran (1A)—

(i)ar ôl “member of any local authority in Wales” mewnosoder “(including an elected mayor)”;

(ii)ym mharagraff (b), ar ôl “under a” mewnosoder “community council or”;

(b)yn is-adran (1B), ar ôl “any corporate joint committee” mewnosoder “, community council”;

(c)ar ôl is-adran (1B) mewnosoder—

(1C)A person shall be disqualified from becoming or remaining a member of a community council if that person holds a politically restricted post under any community council, corporate joint committee or local authority in Great Britain.;

(d)ar ôl is-adran (12) mewnosoder—

(13)Subsections (5) and (6) of this section apply to a community council as they apply to a local authority in Wales..

(3)Yn adran 2 (swyddi o dan gyfyngiadau gwleidyddol)—

(a)ar ôl is-adran (1B) mewnosoder—

(1C)For the purposes of this Part the following persons are to be regarded as holding politically restricted posts under a community council—

(a)a paid officer having responsibility, for the purposes of section 151 of the Local Government Act 1972, for the administration of the financial affairs of the community council;

(b)a person holding a paid post that is for the time being specified by the community council in the list maintained in accordance with subsection (2) and any directions under section 3.;

(b)ar ôl is-adran (10C) mewnosoder—

(10D)This section, other than subsection (1), applies in relation to a community council as it applies in relation to a local authority in Wales.

(10E)In the application of subsection (4) to a community council, the reference to the coming into force of this section has effect as if it were a reference to 6 May 2027..

(4)Yn adran 3(9) (rhoi a goruchwylio esemptiadau rhag cyfyngiadau gwleidyddol), ar ôl “corporate joint committee” mewnosoder “and a community council”.

(5)Yn adran 10(2) (terfyn ar wyliau â thâl ar gyfer dyletswyddau awdurdod lleol), yn y diffiniad o “local authority”, ar ôl “corporate joint committee” mewnosoder “and a community council”.

(6)Yn adran 12(2) (gwrthdaro buddiannau mewn negodiadau staff), yn y diffiniad o “local authority”, ar ôl “corporate joint committee” mewnosoder “and a community council”.

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