{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-elections-wales-act-2021/section-117",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-elections-wales-act-2021/section-117.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/117",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "117",
  "heading": "Meaning of lay person",
  "text": "In section 87 of the 2011 Measure (interpretation), in subsection (2) omit the definition of “lay member” and insert—\n““lay person” (“lleygwr”) means a person who—\n(a) is not a member or an officer of any local authority,\n(b) has not at any time in the period of twelve months ending with the date of that person's appointment been a member or an officer of any local authority, and\n(c) is not the spouse or civil partner of a member or an officer of any local authority;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 117 in force at 5.5.2022 by S.I. 2021/297, art. 3(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/117",
    "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."
}