# Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, Section 140: Requirement on principal councils to provide information etc. to the Welsh Ministers


(1) The Welsh Ministers may direct a principal council (“council A”) to provide them with any information or documents they consider appropriate—
(a) for the purposes of considering whether to transfer the functions of council A to another principal council (“council B”) or to a new principal council,
(b) for the purposes of giving effect to such a transfer, or
(c) otherwise in connection with such a transfer.
(2) The Welsh Ministers may also direct council B to provide the Welsh Ministers with any information or documents which they consider appropriate as mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/140 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-elections-wales-act-2021/section-140
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