Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

Financing of Commission: devolved Welsh elections and referendums U.K.

[F1 16A (1) The expenditure of the Commission that is attributable to the exercise of the Commission's functions in relation to devolved Welsh elections and devolved Welsh referendums is (so far as it cannot be met out of income received by the Commission) to be payable out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund.

(2) For each financial year, the Commission must prepare an estimate of the Commission's income and expenditure that is attributable to the exercise of the Commission's functions in relation to devolved Welsh elections and devolved Welsh referendums.

(3) At least six months before the start of the financial year to which an estimate relates, the Commission must submit the estimate to the Llywydd's Committee.

(4) During the financial year to which an estimate relates, the Commission may prepare a revised estimate and submit it to the Llywydd's Committee; and references in the rest of this paragraph to an estimate include a revised estimate.

(5) The committees of Senedd Cymru must include one to be known as the Llywydd's Committee or Pwyllgor y Llywydd.

(6) The committee must be chaired by the Presiding Officer or the Deputy Presiding Officer.

(7) The Llywydd's Committee must—

(a) examine each estimate submitted to it,

(b) decide whether it is satisfied that the estimated level of income and expenditure is consistent with the economical, efficient and effective discharge by the Commission of their functions in relation to devolved Welsh elections and devolved Welsh referendums, and

(c) if it is not so satisfied, make such modifications to the estimate as it considers appropriate for the purpose of achieving such consistency.

(8) Before deciding whether it is so satisfied or making any such modifications, the Llywydd's Committee must—

(a) have regard to the most recent report made to it by the Comptroller and Auditor General under paragraph 16C(2), to any later report made under paragraph 16C(4), and to any recommendations contained in the reports;

(b) consult the Welsh Ministers and have regard to any advice the Welsh Ministers may give.

(9) The Llywydd's Committee must, after concluding its examination and making its modifications (if any) to the estimate, lay the estimate before Senedd Cymru.

(10) If the Llywydd's Committee, in the discharge of its functions under this paragraph—

(a) does not follow any recommendation contained in a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General,

(b) does not follow any advice given to it by the Welsh Ministers, or

(c) makes any modification to the estimate,

it must include in the next report which it makes to Senedd Cymru under paragraph 20B a statement of its reasons for so doing.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 paras. 16A-16C inserted (E.W.) (1.10.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), ss. 28(2), 42(3)(b); S.I. 2020/1052, art. 2(a)