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Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 THE SENEDD AND WELSH MINISTERS

    1. 1.Number of Members of the Senedd and Senedd constituencies

    2. 2.Senedd constituencies

    3. 3.Frequency of ordinary general elections

    4. 4.Additional Deputy Presiding Officer

    5. 5.Increase in maximum number of Welsh Ministers

    6. 6.Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate

    7. 7.Review of possible job-sharing of offices relating to the Senedd

  3. PART 2 VOTING SYSTEM AT SENEDD GENERAL ELECTIONS AND ALLOCATION OF SEATS

    1. 8.General elections

    2. 9.Vacant seats

    3. 10.Related amendments

  4. PART 3 DEMOCRACY AND BOUNDARY COMMISSION CYMRU

    1. 11.Renaming the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013

    2. 12.Renaming the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales

    3. 13.Number of members of the Commission

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

    5. 15.Quorum for meetings of the Commission

    6. 16.Assistant commissioners

  5. PART 4 SENEDD CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARY REVIEWS

    1. 17.Senedd constituencies for a general election held after 6 April 2026 and before regulations under section 49J of the 2013 Act take effect

    2. 18.Senedd constituencies for general elections held after regulations under section 49J of the 2013 Act take effect

  6. PART 5 REVIEW OF OPERATION OF ACT ETC. AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Review of operation of Act etc.

      1. 19.Review of operation of Act etc. after 2026 general election

    2. General

      1. 20.Power to make consequential, transitional etc. provision

      2. 21.Power to set Senedd election campaign expenditure limits in connection with section 1 and Part 2

      3. 22.Regulations under this Act

      4. 23.Interpretation

      5. 24.Transitional provision relating to Parts 1 and 2

      6. 25.Coming into force

      7. 26.Short title

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 3

      1. PART 1 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CHANGE OF SHORT TITLE OF 2013 ACT

        1. 1.Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)

        2. 2.Police Act 1996 (c. 16)

        3. 3.Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21)

        4. 4.Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13)

        5. 5.The 2013 Act

        6. 6.Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 6)

        7. 7.Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)

        8. 8.Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Functions and Responsibilities) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/399 (W. 45))

        9. 9.City and County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1075 (W. 254))

        10. 10.County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1080 (W. 255))

        11. 11.County of Powys (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1081 (W. 256))

        12. 12.County of Carmarthenshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1082 (W. 257))

        13. 13.County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1084 (W. 258))

        14. 14.County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1111 (W. 266))

        15. 15.County of the Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1112 (W. 267))

        16. 16.County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1113 (W. 268))

        17. 17.County Borough of Neath Port Talbot (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1114 (W. 269))

        18. 18.County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1138 (W. 275))

        19. 19.County Borough of Torfaen (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1139 (W. 276))

        20. 20.County of Ceredigion (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1140 (W. 277))

        21. 21.County of Denbighshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1159 (W. 284))

        22. 22.City and County of Cardiff (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1160 (W. 285))

        23. 23.County Borough of Blaenau Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1161 (W. 286))

        24. 24.County Borough of Conwy (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1181 (W. 292))

        25. 25.County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1182 (W. 293))

        26. 26.City and County Borough of Newport (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1216 (W. 305))

        27. 27.County Borough of Caerphilly (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1217 (W. 306))

        28. 28.County of Gwynedd (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1223 (W. 307))

        29. 29.Monmouthshire (Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1227 (W. 309))

        30. 30.County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1228 (W. 310))

        31. 31.County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1232 (W. 311))

        32. 32.Monmouthshire (Communities) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/279 (W. 80))

      2. PART 2 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CHANGE OF NAME OF COMMISSION

        1. 33.Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)

        2. 34.Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)

        3. 35.House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

        4. 36.Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19)

        5. 37.Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)

        6. 38.Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

        7. 39.The Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)

        8. 40.In section 148(2) (meaning of “Welsh public records”)—

        9. 41.In the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1A (offices...

        10. 42.In table 1 in paragraph 35(3) of Schedule 11 (transitional...

        11. 43.Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1)

        12. 44.The 2013 Act

        13. 45.Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 3)

        14. 46.Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)

        15. 47.In section 10(1) (duty to notify when resolution passed) for...

        16. 48.In section 11 (initial review)— (a) in subsection (1), for...

        17. 49.In section 138 (reviews of electoral arrangements)—

        18. 50.In paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 (initial reviews of electoral...

        19. 51.Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 1)

        20. 52.Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1898)

        21. 53.Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/341)

        22. 54.Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/102)

        23. 55.Welsh Language Standards (No 2) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/182 (W. 76))

        24. 56.Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/694)

        25. 57.Government of Wales Act 1998 (Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/970 (W. 239))

        26. 58.Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1261)

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      SENEDD CONSTITUENCIES FOR FIRST GENERAL ELECTION AFTER 6 APRIL 2026

      1. 1.Elections in relation to which this Schedule applies

      2. 2.Senedd constituencies and the 2026 boundary review

      3. 3.Notice of commencement of 2026 boundary review

      4. 4.Matters the Commission may take into account in the 2026 boundary review

      5. 5.Determining the names of the Senedd constituencies

      6. 6.Initial report on the 2026 boundary review and first period for representations

      7. 7.Second report on the 2026 boundary review and second period for representations

      8. 8.Final report on the 2026 boundary review

      9. 9.Implementation of final report by the Welsh Ministers

      10. 10.Modification of final report by the Commission

      11. 11.Delegation by the Commission of functions under this Schedule

      12. 12.Welsh Ministers may not give directions to Commission relating to functions under this Schedule

      13. 13.Interpretation

      14. 14.Where this Schedule imposes a duty on the Commission to...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      NEW PART 3A OF THE 2013 ACT

      1. 1.Part 3A of the 2013 Act

      2. 2.Related amendments

      3. 3.Transitional provision

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