# Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, Section 138: Reviews of electoral arrangements


(1) The Welsh Ministers may direct the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru to conduct an initial review of electoral arrangements after the Welsh Ministers—
(a) receive a merger application, or
(b) give notice as described in section 129(6).
(2) Before giving a direction under subsection (1) the Welsh Ministers must consult—
(a) the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru, and
(b) such persons representing principal councils as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.
(3) A direction under subsection (1) to conduct an initial review in relation to a proposal to transfer part of a principal area to be abolished to another principal area, or in relation to restructuring regulations which provide for such a transfer—
(a) must specify the area (which may be all or part of a principal area) that is to be subject to the initial review, and
(b) may specify that one or more matters of a kind described in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) are not to be considered in the initial review; and those matters are—
(i) matters set out in the definition of “electoral arrangements” in paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1;
(ii) matters set out in the definition of “relevant consequential changes” in that paragraph.
(4) A direction under subsection (1) must specify the voting system in relation to which the electoral arrangements are to be reviewed.
(5) Schedule 1 makes provision in relation to initial reviews conducted by virtue of this section.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/138 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-elections-wales-act-2021/section-138
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