Section 47 Electoral review recommendations and decisions: period before a local electionI1

The 2013 Act is amended as follows.

In section 29(8) (review of electoral arrangements for principal area), for “9” substitute “12”.

In section 37 (implementation by the Welsh Ministers), after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)

The Welsh Ministers must not, in any period of 6 months preceding the day of an ordinary council election under section 26 of the 1972 Act (elections of councillors), exercise their functions under subsection (1).”