# Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024, Paragraph 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 (anaw 4)

Extent: E+W

(1) The 2013 Act is amended as follows—
(2) In section 1 (overview), after subsection (2), insert—
“(2A) Part 2A confers electoral administration functions on the Commission and requires the functions to be exercised by a board established by the Commission called the Electoral Management Board.”
(3) In section 14 (directions)—
(a) for subsection (1) substitute—
“(1A) The Welsh Ministers may give a direction to the Commission in relation to the exercise of the Commission’s functions under any enactment, except in relation to the exercise of functions under—
(a) Part 2A (co-ordination of electoral administration);
(b) Part 3A (functions relating to Senedd constituency boundary reviews).
(1B) The Commission must comply with a direction given to it by the Welsh Ministers under this Act.
(1C) The Welsh Ministers must publish each direction they give to the Commission or a principal council under this Act.”;
(b) omit subsection (3).
(4) In section 71 (orders and regulations), in subsection (2)—
(a) in paragraph (b), after “preserved county”, omit “or”;
(b) after paragraph (b), insert—
“(ba) regulations under section 20E(3)(c),”.
(5) In section 72 (interpretation), for the definition of “enactment” substitute—
““enactment” means any of the following or a provision of any of the following—
(a) an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru;
(b) an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom;
(c) any subordinate legislation.”
(6) In Schedule 3 (index of defined expressions), in Table 2, at the appropriate places, insert the following entries—
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1983 Act (Deddf 1983)
section 20I
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Devolved referendums (Refferenda datganoledig)
section 20I
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Electoral registration officer (Swyddog cofrestru etholiadol)
section 20I
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Local government elections (Etholiadau llywodraeth leol)
section 20I
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Reserved election (Etholiad a gedwir yn ôl)
section 20I
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Returning officer (Swyddog canlyniadau)
section 20I
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Welsh elections and referendums (Etholiadau a refferenda Cymreig)
section 20A(4)
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/5/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/elections-and-elected-bodies-wales-act-2024/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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