# Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024, Section 14: Persons who may not be members or chief executive of the Commission

Extent: E+W

(1) In section 4(3) of the 2013 Act (persons who may not be appointed as members of the Commission)—
(a) for “The Welsh Ministers may not appoint a person who is” substitute “A member may not be”;
(b) for paragraph‍ (a) substitute—
“(a) a member of a UK legislature;”;
(c) for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(ba) a‍ person engaged by a member of‍ a UK legislature, under a contract of service or a contract for services, in connection with the carrying out of the member’s functions;
(bb) a person engaged by a registered political party under a contract of service or a contract for services;
(bc) a special advise‍r;”.
(2) In section 8(4) of that Act (persons who may not be appointed as chief executive)—
(a) for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a) a member of a UK legislature;”;‍
(b) for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(ba) a‍ person engaged by a member of‍ a UK legislature, under a contract of service or a contract for services, in connection with the carrying out of the member’s functions;
(bb) a person engaged by a registered political party under a contract of service or a contract for services;
(bc) a special advise‍r;”.
(3) In section 72(1) of that Act (interpretation), at the appropriate places insert—
““member of a UK legislature” means—
(a) a Member of the Senedd;
(b) a member of the House of Commons;
(c) a member of the House of Lords;
(d) a member of the Scottish Parliament;
(e) a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly,”;
““registered political party” means a party registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.‍ 41),”;
““special adviser‍” means a special adviser within the meaning of—
(a) Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), or
(b) section 1 of the Civil Service (Special Advisers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c. 8 (N.I.)).”
(4) In Schedule 3 to that Act (index of defined expressions), in table 2—
(a) after the entry for “mandatory consultees” insert—
“
Member of a UK legislature” (Aelod o un o ddeddfwrfeydd y DU)
Section 72(1)
”;
(b) after the entry for “qualifying public body” insert—
“
Registered political party (Plaid wleidyddol gofrestredig)
Section 72(1)
”;
(c) after the entry for “single member area” insert—
“
Special adviser (Cynghorydd arbennig)
Section 72(1)
”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/4/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-members-and-elections-act-2024/section-14
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