C1Part 1F4Senedd Cymru
Pt. 1 modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 13(5), 19(1)
Proceedings etc.
31I1Standing orders
1
F5Senedd proceedings are to be regulated by standing orders (referred to in this Act as “the standing orders”).
2
The standing orders must include provision for preserving order in F5Senedd proceedings, including provision for—
a
preventing conduct which would constitute a criminal offence or contempt of court, and
b
a sub judice rule.
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4
5
The standing orders—
a
b
may include provision as to the conditions to be complied with by members of the public attending the proceedings (including provision for excluding any member of the public who does not comply with the conditions).
6
The standing orders must include provision—
a
b
for publishing the reports of proceedings as soon as reasonably practicable after the proceedings take place.
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8
The Clerk must from time to time publish the standing orders.
F332Participation by UK Ministers etc.
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F233Consultation about UK Government's legislative programme
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34I2Participation by Counsel General
1
2
3
The Counsel General may, in any F5Senedd proceedings, decline to answer any question or produce any document concerning the operation of the system of criminal prosecution in any particular case if considering that answering the question or producing the document—
a
might prejudice criminal proceedings in the case, or
b
would otherwise be contrary to the public interest.
35I3Equality of treatment
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The official languages of the F5Senedd are English and Welsh.
1A
The official languages must, in the conduct of F5Senedd proceedings, be treated on a basis of equality.
1B
All persons have the right to use either official language when participating in F5Senedd proceedings.
1C
1D
Paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 makes provision about how the F5Senedd Commission must enable effect to be given to subsections (1) to (1C).
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36I4Integrity
1
The standing orders must include provision—
a
for a register of interests of F8Members of the Senedd, and
b
for the register to be published and made available for public inspection.
2
The standing orders must require F8Members of the Senedd to register in the register of interests registrable interests, as defined for the purposes of this subsection.
3
The standing orders must require any F6Member of the Senedd who has—
a
a financial interest, as defined for the purposes of this subsection, or
b
any other interest, or an interest of any other kind, as so defined,
in any matter to declare that interest before taking part in F5Senedd proceedings relating to that matter.
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5
The standing orders must include provision prohibiting F7a Member of the Senedd from—
a
advocating or initiating any cause or matter on behalf of any person, by any means specified in the standing orders, in consideration of any payment or benefit in kind of a description so specified, or
b
urging, in consideration of any such payment or benefit in kind, any other F6Member of the Senedd to advocate or initiate any cause or matter on behalf of any person by any such means.
6
The standing orders must include provision about (or for the making of a code or protocol about) the different roles and responsibilities of F5Senedd constituency members and F5Senedd regional members; and—
a
7
F7a Member of the Senedd who—
a
takes part in F5Senedd proceedings without having complied with, or in contravention of, any provision included in the standing orders in pursuance of subsections (2) to (4), or
b
contravenes any provision included in the standing orders in pursuance of subsection (5),
commits an offence.
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A person guilty of an offence under subsection (7) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
9
A prosecution for an offence under subsection (7) cannot be instituted except by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
10
The validity of any F5Senedd proceedings is not affected by any contravention or failure to comply with any provision included in the standing orders in pursuance of this section.
11
In this section—
a
b
“financial interest” includes a benefit in kind.
Words in Pt. 1 heading substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(2)