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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-elections-wales-act-2021/section-102",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-elections-wales-act-2021/section-102.json",
  "legislation": "asc/2021/1",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-elections-wales-act-2021",
  "path": "section/102",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "102",
  "heading": "Support and assistance by the Welsh Ministers",
  "text": "(1) The Welsh Ministers may provide a principal council with such support and assistance as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate to increase the extent to which the council meets the performance requirements.\n(2) A principal council may ask the Welsh Ministers to consider providing the council with support and assistance under subsection (1).\n(3) Before providing support and assistance under subsection (1) to a principal council, the Welsh Ministers must consult the council about the support and assistance they intend to provide.\n(4) The function in subsection (1) includes power to—\n(a) enter into a contract or other agreement or arrangement with any person;\n(b) cooperate with, or facilitate or co-ordinate the activities of, any person;\n(c) provide staff, goods, services and accommodation to any person.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 102 in force at 1.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/297, art. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/102",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:57.648401+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."
}