Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024

2024 asc 5 · Enacted 9 September 2024 · Extends to England and Wales

Contents

1. Part 1: ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION AND REGISTRATION
2. Chapter 1: CO-ORDINATION OF ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION
3. 1Electoral Management Board of Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru
4. 2Minor and consequential amendments
5. Chapter 2: ELECTORAL REGISTRATION WITHOUT APPLICATIONS Not yet in force
6. 3Duty to register local government electors Not yet in force
7. 4Provision connected to the duty to register eligible local government electors Not yet in force
8. Chapter 3: WELSH ELECTIONS PILOTING AND REFORM
9. Welsh election pilots
10. 5Pilot regulations: powers
11. 6Pilot regulations: requirements
12. 7Pilot regulations: procedure
13. Proposals for pilots
14. 8Proposals for pilots made by the Welsh Ministers
15. 9Proposals for pilots made by principal councils
16. 10Proposals for pilots made jointly by the Electoral Commission and principal councils
17. 11Proposals for pilots made by electoral registration officers
18. 12Joint proposals for pilots
19. 13Electoral Commission recommendations
20. Evaluation of pilot proposals
21. 14Evaluation of pilot proposals
22. 15Welsh election pilot forums
23. Guidance on pilots
24. 16Guidance on pilots
25. Evaluation of pilots
26. 17Evaluation of pilot regulations
27. Reform following pilots
28. 18Electoral reform regulations
29. 19Electoral reform regulations: procedure
30. General
31. 20Publication
32. 21Regulations: ancillary provision
33. 22Interpretation of this Chapter
34. 23Consequential amendments
35. Chapter 4: ACCESSIBILITY AND DIVERSITY: WELSH ELECTIONS
36. Reports on assistance for disabled voters
37. 24Reports by the Electoral Commission
38. Candidate survey: local government elections
39. 25Survey of councillors and unsuccessful candidates in local elections
40. Welsh elections information platform
41. 26Welsh elections information platform
42. Diversity in persons seeking elected office
43. 27Services to promote diversity in persons seeking elected office
44. 28Financial assistance schemes to promote diversity in persons seeking elected office
45. 29Excluded persons
46. 30Guidance for political parties to promote diversity in persons seeking elected office
47. General
48. 31Interpretation of this Chapter
49. Chapter 5: CAMPAIGN FINANCE
50. Expenditure in respect of local government elections
51. 32Notional expenditure: candidates in local government elections
52. Expenditure in respect of Senedd Cymru elections
53. 33Notional and third party expenditure: Senedd Cymru elections
54. 34Codes of practice on expenses
55. 35Authorised persons not required to pay through election agent
56. 36Restriction on which third parties may incur controlled expenditure
57. 37Third parties capable of giving notification
58. 38Code of practice on controls relating to third parties
59. General
60. 39Minor and consequential amendments
61. Part 2: ELECTED BODIES AND THEIR MEMBERS
62. Chapter 1: ARRANGEMENTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
63. Electoral arrangements reviews: principal councils
64. 40Considerations for a review of principal area electoral arrangements
65. 41Review period for principal area reviews
66. Reviews of seaward boundaries
67. 42Review of seaward boundaries
68. Consultation and consideration of representations
69. 43Electoral review recommendations and decisions: duty to have regard to representations
70. 44Names of electoral wards
71. 45Consultation on reviews
72. 46Meaning of “mandatory consultees” in Part 3 of the 2013 Act
73. Timing of reviews and implementation
74. 47Electoral review recommendations and decisions: period before a local election
75. 48Deadline for completion of reviews
76. 49Deadline for completion of implementation
77. 50Directions to pause reviews
78. Community reviews and status as towns
79. 51Community reviews and implementation
80. 52Notice of resolutions on status of communities as towns
81. Publication of information: arrangements for local government
82. 53Publication of orders under Part 3 of the 2013 Act
83. 54Publication of up-to-date lists of communities and community councils
84. General
85. 55Transitional provision
86. Chapter 2: REMUNERATION OF ELECTED MEMBERS
87. Abolition of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales
88. 56Abolition of Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales
89. Functions of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru
90. 57Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru functions relating to remuneration
91. 58Transfer of property, rights and liabilities
92. 59Minor and consequential amendments
93. 60Savings
94. Chapter 3: DISQUALIFICATION, UNDUE INFLUENCE AND POLITICAL RESTRICTION OF OFFICES
95. Disqualification
96. 61Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd and a community councillor
97. 62Disqualification for corrupt or illegal practice: local government elections
98. 63Disqualification for corrupt or illegal practice: Senedd Cymru elections
99. ‍Undue influence
100. 64Undue influence
101. Political restriction of offices Not yet in force
102. 65Political restriction of officers and staff Not yet in force
103. Chapter 4: DEMOCRACY AND BOUNDARY COMMISSION CYMRU
104. 66Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: persons who may not be members etc.
105. 67Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: governance and audit committee
106. 68Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: power to charge
107. Part 3: GENERAL PROVISION
108. 69Regulations: restrictions
109. 70General interpretation
110. 71Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc.
111. 72Coming into force
112. 73Short title
113. Schedule 1: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
114. Part 1: AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CO-ORDINATION OF ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS
115. 1Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 (anaw 4)
116. 2Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4)
117. Part 2: AMENDMENTS RELATING TO WELSH ELECTIONS PILOTING AND REFORM
118. 3Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2)
119. 4Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22)
120. 5Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6)
121. Part 3: AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE
122. 6Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)
123. Part 4: AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REMUNERATION OF PUBLIC AUTHORITY MEMBERS
124. 7Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
125. 8Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
126. 9School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)
127. 10Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
128. 11Education Act 2002 (c. 32)
129. 12Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
130. 13Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 (anaw 4)
131. 14Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 6)
132. 15Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)