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Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013

2013 anaw 4 · Enacted 30 July 2013 · Extends to England and Wales

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s. 20A(4)(aa)insertedSenedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026 Sch. para. 4(2)
s. 20B(1)(ba)(bb)insertedSenedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026 Sch. para. 4(3)
s. 20C(1)(ba)insertedSenedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026 Sch. para. 4(4)
s. 20Iwords insertedSenedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026 Sch. para. 4(5)
s. 49J(8)words insertedSenedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026 Sch. para. 4(6)

An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision about the constitution and functions of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales; to make various provisions relating to local government; and for connected purposes.

[30 July 2013]

Having been passed by the National Assembly for Wales and having received the assent of Her Majesty, it is enacted as follows:-

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Short Title substituted (25.6.2024) by virtue of Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 11(1), 25(1)(a)

Contents

  1. Part 1: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Overview
  3. Part 2: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru
  4. Continuation and name
  5. 2Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru
  6. Status
  7. 3Status
  8. Members
  9. 4Membership
  10. 5Tenure
  11. Proceedings
  12. 6Proceedings
  13. 7Seal and validity of documents
  14. Staff, experts and assistant commissioners
  15. 8Chief executive
  16. 9Other staff
  17. 10Experts
  18. 11Assistant commissioners
  19. General powers and directions
  20. 11APower to charge
  21. 12Powers
  22. 13Delegation
  23. 14Directions
  24. Financial matters and governance
  25. 15Funding
  26. 16Accounting officer
  27. 17Governance and audit committee
  28. 18Governance and audit committee: membership and quorum
  29. 19Accounts and external audit
  30. 20Annual reports
  31. Part 2A: CO-ORDINATION OF ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION
  32. General functions
  33. 20AElectoral administration functions
  34. Directions
  35. 20BDirections to returning officers
  36. 20CDirections to electoral registration officers
  37. 20DConsultation with the Electoral Commission
  38. The Board
  39. 20EElectoral Management Board
  40. 20FBoard membership
  41. 20GTenure
  42. 20HBoard proceedings
  43. General
  44. 20IInterpretation of this Part
  45. Part 3: ARRANGEMENTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  46. Chapter 1: DUTIES TO MONITOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARRANGEMENTS
  47. Duty of the Commission
  48. 21Duty of the Commission to monitor arrangements for local government
  49. Duties of a principal council
  50. 22Duties of principal councils in relation to area
  51. Chapter 2: AREA REVIEWS
  52. Principal areas
  53. 23Review of principal area boundaries
  54. 24Review of principal areas following new town order
  55. Communities
  56. 25Review of community boundaries by principal council
  57. 26Review of community boundaries by the Commission
  58. Preserved counties
  59. 27Review of preserved counties
  60. Seaward boundaries
  61. 28Review of seaward boundaries
  62. Chapter 3: ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS REVIEWS
  63. Principal areas
  64. 29Review of electoral arrangements for principal area
  65. 30Considerations for a review of principal area electoral arrangements
  66. Communities
  67. 31Review of electoral arrangements for community by principal council
  68. 32Review of electoral arrangements for community by the Commission
  69. 33Considerations for a review of community electoral arrangements
  70. Chapter 4: PROCEDURE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVIEWS
  71. Procedure for reviews
  72. 34Pre-review procedure
  73. 35Consultation and investigation
  74. 36Reporting on review
  75. 36ANames of electoral ward‍s
  76. 36BDeadline for completion of reviews
  77. Chapter 5: IMPLEMENTATION FOLLOWING REVIEW
  78. Implementation by the Welsh Ministers
  79. 37Implementation by the Welsh Ministers
  80. Non-ministerial implementation
  81. 38Implementation of community boundary change
  82. 39Implementation of community electoral arrangements change
  83. Further provision about implementation and implementation orders
  84. 40Implementation orders: consequential provision
  85. 41General consequential and transitional provision
  86. 42Transfers of staff
  87. 43Variation and revocation of orders
  88. Agreements between public bodies to deal with change
  89. 44Transitional agreements as to property and finance
  90. Chapter 6: OTHER PROVISION RELEVANT TO LOCAL AUTHORITY BOUNDARIES
  91. 45Police area change
  92. 46Extent of seaward boundaries
  93. 47Boundary change following alteration of water-course
  94. Chapter 7: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION
  95. 48Directions and guidance relating to Part 3
  96. 49Local inquiries
  97. 49ZAPublication of orders under Part 3
  98. 49ZBPublication of up-to-date lists of communities and community councils
  99. Part 3A: SENEDD CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARY REVIEWS
  100. 49ASenedd constituency boundary reviews
  101. 49BNotice of commencement of Senedd constituency boundary review
  102. 49CConstituency rules
  103. 49DDetermining the names of the Senedd constituencies
  104. 49EInitial report on boundary review and first period for representations
  105. 49FPublication of, and consultation on, representations
  106. 49GPublic hearings
  107. 49HSecond report on boundary review and final period for representations
  108. 49IFinal report on boundary review
  109. 49JImplementation of final report by the Welsh Ministers
  110. 49KModification of final report by the Commission
  111. 49LInterpretation of Part
  112. Part 4: REVIEWS OF PUBLIC BODY MEMBERSHIP
  113. 50Reviews of qualifying public bodies
  114. Part 5: OTHER CHANGES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  115. Presiding members
  116. 51Presiding member of principal council
  117. Private Bills
  118. 52Promoting private Bills
  119. 53Opposing private Bills
  120. 54Restriction on payments in relation to promoting or opposing Bills
  121. Access to information
  122. 55Community council websites
  123. 56Requirement to give public notices electronically Repealed
  124. 57Meetings and proceedings of communities
  125. 58Registers of members' interests
  126. Remote attendance at meetings
  127. 59Remote attendance at meetings of principal councils Repealed
  128. Democratic services committees
  129. 60Democratic services committees
  130. Audit committees
  131. 61Audit committees
  132. ...
  133. 62Functions relating to payments to members Repealed
  134. 63Functions relating to salaries of heads of paid service Repealed
  135. 64Relevant authorities Repealed
  136. 65Subsequent annual reports Repealed
  137. 66Consultation on draft reports Repealed
  138. 67Publicity requirements in reports Repealed
  139. Joint standards committees
  140. 68Joint standards committees
  141. 69Referral of cases relating to conduct
  142. Part 5A: FUNCTIONS RELATING TO PAYMENTS AND PENSIONS
  143. Remuneration of authority members
  144. 69AFunction relating to payments to members
  145. 69BFunctions relating to members’ pensions
  146. 69CRelevant authorities, members etc.
  147. 69DFunctions relating to resettlement payments
  148. 69EAnnual remuneration reports in relation to members of relevant authorities
  149. 69FSupplementary remuneration reports
  150. 69GFurther provision about annual remuneration reports and supplementary remuneration reports
  151. 69HDirections to reconsider draft reports
  152. 69ICommission’s publication and notification duties in relation to reports
  153. 69JAdministrative requirements for relevant authorities in reports
  154. 69KPublishing requirements for relevant authorities in reports
  155. 69LMonitoring compliance with Commission’s requirements
  156. 69MDirections to enforce compliance with Commission’s requirements
  157. 69NMembers wishing to forgo payments
  158. 69OWithholding payments
  159. 69PGuidance
  160. 69QDirections under this Part
  161. 69RPower to modify provision
  162. Part 6: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISION
  163. 70ZADirections
  164. 70Ancillary provision
  165. 71Orders and regulations
  166. 72Interpretation
  167. 73Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
  168. 74Ongoing reviews and other savings
  169. 75Commencement
  170. 76Short title
  171. Schedule 1: Minor and consequential amendments
  172. Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
  173. 1Paragraph 1
  174. Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
  175. 2Paragraph 2
  176. ...
  177. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  178. ...
  179. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  180. Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13)
  181. 5Paragraph 5
  182. Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 (anaw 2)
  183. 6Paragraph 6
  184. Schedule 2: Repeals
  185. Paragraph
  186. Schedule 3: Index of defined expressions
  187. Paragraph