Paragraph 5 Determining the names of the Senedd constituenciesI1

England and Wales

(1)

Each Senedd constituency must have‍‍ a‍ single name for the purposes of identifying the constituency in communication through Welsh and English, unless the Commission considers this would be unacceptable (in which case the constituency may have different names for the purposes of identifying it in communication through Welsh and English).

(2)

Before making its initial report (see paragraph 6) the Commission must—

(a)

consult the Welsh Language Commissioner on the orthography of the names proposed for identifying the Senedd constituencies, and‍

(b)

consider its proposals having regard to any representations received from the‍ Commissioner on the orthography of the proposed names.

(3)

A requirement under this Schedule to set out the name or proposed name of a Senedd constituency in a report is‍, where the Commission considers the constituency should have different names for the purposes of identifying it in communication through Welsh and English, a requirement to set out both names—

(a)

in the Welsh language version of the report, and

(b)

in the English language version of the report‍.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 25.6.2024, see s. 25(1)(b)