{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-democracy-economic-development-and-construction-act-2009/section-33",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/20",
  "legislation_title": "Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-democracy-economic-development-and-construction-act-2009",
  "path": "section/33",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Powers of National Assembly for Wales",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (Assembly measures) is amended as follows.\n(2) In Part 1, after the heading “Field 12: local government”, after the entry relating to Matter 12.5 insert—\n“Matter 12.6\nArrangements by principal councils with respect to the discharge of their functions, including executive arrangements.\nThis matter does not include—\n(a) direct elections to executives of principal councils, or\n(b) the creation of a form of executive requiring direct elections.\nFor the purposes of this matter—\n(a) “executive arrangements” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000;\n(b) “principal council” means a county or county borough council;\n(c) “direct elections” means elections by local government electors (within the meaning of section 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972).”\n(3) In that Part, after the entry relating to Matter 12.6 (as inserted by subsection (2) above) insert—\n“Matter 12.7\nCommittees of principal councils with functions of—\n(a) review or scrutiny, or\n(b) making reports or recommendations.\nThis matter does not include committees under section 19 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (crime and disorder committees).\nFor the purposes of this matter “principal council” means a county or county borough council.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 33 in force at 12.1.2010, see s. 148(2)(a)(ii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/section/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:57.702412+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}