10Power to postpone Senedd by-electionsE+W
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(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.