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Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024

2024 asc 4 · Enacted 24 June 2024 · Extends to England and Wales

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An Act of Senedd Cymru to make provision about Members of the Senedd and offices held by those Members; Senedd Cymru constituencies; returning and maintaining Senedd Cymru; the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales; and for connected purposes.

[24 June 2024]

Having been passed by Senedd Cymru and having received the assent of His Majesty, it is enacted as follows:

Contents

  1. Part 1: THE SENEDD AND WELSH MINISTERS
  2. 1Number of Members of the Senedd and Senedd constituencies
  3. 2Senedd constituencies
  4. 3Frequency of ordinary general elections
  5. 4Additional Deputy Presiding Officer
  6. 5Increase in maximum number of Welsh Ministers
  7. 6Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd or a candidate
  8. 7Review of possible job-sharing of offices relating to the Senedd
  9. Part 2: VOTING SYSTEM AT SENEDD GENERAL ELECTIONS AND ALLOCATION OF SEATS
  10. 8General elections
  11. 9Vacant seats
  12. 10Related amendments
  13. Part 3: DEMOCRACY AND BOUNDARY COMMISSION CYMRU
  14. 11Renaming the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013
  15. 12Renaming the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales
  16. 13Number of members of the Commission
  17. 14Persons who may not be members or chief executive of the Commission
  18. 15Quorum for meetings of the Commission
  19. 16Assistant commissioners
  20. Part 4: SENEDD CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARY REVIEWS
  21. 17Senedd constituencies for a general election held after 6 April 2026 and before regulations under section 49J of the 2013 Act take effect
  22. 18Senedd constituencies for general elections held after regulations under section 49J of the 2013 Act take effect
  23. Part 5: REVIEW OF OPERATION OF ACT ETC. AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
  24. Review of operation of Act etc.
  25. 19Review of operation of Act etc. after 2026 general election
  26. General
  27. 20Power to make consequential, transitional etc. provision
  28. 21Power to set Senedd election campaign expenditure limits in connection with section 1 and Part 2
  29. 22Regulations under this Act
  30. 23Interpretation
  31. 24Transitional provision relating to Parts 1 and 2
  32. 25Coming into force
  33. 26Short title
  34. Schedule 1: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 3
  35. Part 1: AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CHANGE OF SHORT TITLE OF 2013 ACT
  36. 1Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
  37. 2Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
  38. 3Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21)
  39. 4Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13)
  40. 5The 2013 Act
  41. 6Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 6)
  42. 7Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)
  43. 8Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Functions and Responsibilities) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/399 (W. 45))
  44. 9City and County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1075 (W. 254))
  45. 10County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1080 (W. 255))
  46. 11County of Powys (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1081 (W. 256))
  47. 12County of Carmarthenshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1082 (W. 257))
  48. 13County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1084 (W. 258))
  49. 14County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1111 (W. 266))
  50. 15County of the Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1112 (W. 267))
  51. 16County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1113 (W. 268))
  52. 17County Borough of Neath Port Talbot (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1114 (W. 269))
  53. 18County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1138 (W. 275))
  54. 19County Borough of Torfaen (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1139 (W. 276))
  55. 20County of Ceredigion (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1140 (W. 277))
  56. 21County of Denbighshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1159 (W. 284))
  57. 22City and County of Cardiff (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1160 (W. 285))
  58. 23County Borough of Blaenau Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1161 (W. 286))
  59. 24County Borough of Conwy (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1181 (W. 292))
  60. 25County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1182 (W. 293))
  61. 26City and County Borough of Newport (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1216 (W. 305))
  62. 27County Borough of Caerphilly (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1217 (W. 306))
  63. 28County of Gwynedd (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1223 (W. 307))
  64. 29Monmouthshire (Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1227 (W. 309))
  65. 30County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1228 (W. 310))
  66. 31County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1232 (W. 311))
  67. 32Monmouthshire (Communities) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/279 (W. 80))
  68. Part 2: AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CHANGE OF NAME OF COMMISSION
  69. 33Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
  70. 34Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
  71. 35House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
  72. 36Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19)
  73. 37Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
  74. 38Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
  75. 39The Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
  76. 40The Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
  77. 41The Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
  78. 42The Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
  79. 43Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1)
  80. 44The 2013 Act
  81. 45Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 3)
  82. 46Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)
  83. 47Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)
  84. 48Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)
  85. 49Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)
  86. 50Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)
  87. 51Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 1)
  88. 52Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1898)
  89. 53Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/341)
  90. 54Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/102)
  91. 55Welsh Language Standards (No 2) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/182 (W. 76))
  92. 56Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/694)
  93. 57Government of Wales Act 1998 (Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/970 (W. 239))
  94. 58Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1261)
  95. Schedule 2: SENEDD CONSTITUENCIES FOR FIRST GENERAL ELECTION AFTER 6 APRIL 2026
  96. 1Elections in relation to which this Schedule applies
  97. 2Senedd constituencies and the 2026 boundary review
  98. 3Notice of commencement of 2026 boundary review
  99. 4Matters the Commission may take into account in the 2026 boundary review
  100. 5Determining the names of the Senedd constituencies
  101. 6Initial report on the 2026 boundary review and first period for representations
  102. 7Second report on the 2026 boundary review and second period for representations
  103. 8Final report on the 2026 boundary review
  104. 9Implementation of final report by the Welsh Ministers
  105. 10Modification of final report by the Commission
  106. 11Delegation by the Commission of functions under this Schedule
  107. 12Welsh Ministers may not give directions to Commission relating to functions under this Schedule
  108. 13Interpretation
  109. 14Interpretation
  110. Schedule 3: NEW PART 3A OF THE 2013 ACT
  111. 1Part 3A of the 2013 Act
  112. 2Related amendments
  113. 3Transitional provision