# Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024, Section 41: Review period for principal area reviews

Extent: E+W

(1) The 2013 Act is amended as follows.
(2) In section 29 (review of electoral arrangements for principal area)—
(a) in subsection (3)—
(i) for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a) the period of 12 years beginning on 30 September 2023, and”;
(ii) in paragraph (b), for “10” substitute “12”;
(b) after subsection (3), insert—
“(3A) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend subsection (3).”
(3) In section 71(2) (orders and regulations), after paragraph (ba) (inserted by paragraph 1(4)(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act) insert—
“(bb) regulations under section 29(3A),”.
(4) In the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), in section 138 (reviews of electoral arrangements), omit subsection (6).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/5/section/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/elections-and-elected-bodies-wales-act-2024/section-41
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