# Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024, Section 29: Excluded persons

Extent: E+W

The excluded persons for the purposes of section 28 are—
(a) a member of the Welsh Government;‍
(b) a United Kingdom government department;
(c) a‍ person employed in the civil service of the state;
(d) a member of the House of Commons;
(e) a member of the House of Lords;
(f) a Member of the Senedd;
(g) the Senedd Commission;
(h) a member of the staff of the Senedd (within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32));
(i) the council of a county, county borough or community in Wales;
(j) a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1);
(k) a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;
(l) a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;
(m) a police and crime commissioner;
(n) a company in respect of which a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (m) (or two or more of those persons together)—
(i) wholly owns the company,
(ii) owns a simple majority of shares in the company, or
(iii) owns more shares in the company than any other shareholder;
(o) a member of a body mentioned in paragraphs (i) to‍ (l);
(p) a member of the staff of a person mentioned in paragraphs‍ (i) to (m);
(q) a registered political party.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/5/section/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/elections-and-elected-bodies-wales-act-2024/section-29
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