{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conduct-of-members-principles-wales-order-2001/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conduct-of-members-principles-wales-order-2001/note.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2001/2276",
  "legislation_title": "The Conduct of Members (Principles) (Wales) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conduct-of-members-principles-wales-order-2001",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note does not form part of the Order)\nPart III of the Local Government Act 2000 (“the Act”) establishes a new ethical framework for local government in Wales.\nSection 49(2) of the Act provides that the National Assembly for Wales may by order specify the principles which are to govern the conduct of members and co-opted members of relevant authorities (defined in Article 2 of this Order) in Wales.\nSuch authorities include (amongst others) county councils, county borough councils and community councils, but do not include police authorities.\nThis Order specifies the relevant principles.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/2276/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:16:32.751407+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}