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Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013

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48Directions and guidance relating to Part 3E+W

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(1)The Welsh Ministers may give the Commission directions relating to the exercise of its functions under this Part.

(2)In particular, the Welsh Ministers may direct the Commission—

(a)to conduct a review under this Part [F1(regardless of whether in the circumstances the Commission would have the power, or would be subject to a duty, to conduct the review)],

[F2(aa)where the Commission has made recommendations or proposals to the Welsh Ministers, to conduct a further review under this Part,

(ab)to stop conducting a review under this Part,]

(b)not to conduct a review under [F3this Part] during a period specified in the direction,

F4(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)to conduct the reviews required under section 29(1) in a different order from that proposed by the Commission in any current programme for electoral arrangements reviews prepared in accordance that section,

(e)to have regard to such particular matters as may be specified in the direction when conducting a review,

[F5(f)to pause a review it conducts under this Part for a period specified in the direction or until a further direction is given.]

(3)Subsection (1) does not limit the general power of direction under section 14.

(4)The Welsh Ministers may give a principal council directions relating to the exercise of its functions under this Part.

(5)In particular, the Welsh Ministers may direct a principal council F6...—

(a)[F7to] conduct a review under section 25 or 31,

[F8(aa)to stop conducting a review under section 25 or 31,

(ab)not to conduct a review under section 25 or 31 during a period specified in the direction,]

(b)[F9to] have regard to such particular matters as may be specified in the direction when conducting a review,

[F10(c)to pause a review it conducts under this Part for a period specified in the direction or until a further direction is given.]

(6)A principal council must comply with a direction given by the Welsh Ministers under subsection (4).

(7)Directions under this section may relate to a particular review, a type of review or to all reviews.

(8)But before making a direction under this section relating to the review of a principal area or its electoral arrangements (or reviews of principal areas or their electoral arrangements generally), the Welsh Ministers must consult the Commission and any association appearing to them to be representative of local authorities.

(9)In exercising any function under this Part, the Commission or a principal council must have regard to any guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers.

[F11(10)The Welsh Ministers must not use the powers of direction under this Act to pause a review for more than 9 months, whether the pause is one period of 9 months or more than one period totalling 9 months.

(11)Any period during which the Commission or a principal council is directed under this Act to pause a review is not to be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the length of the periods mentioned in subsections (2) to (5) of section 36B.]

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