Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 / Deddf Comisiwn Democratiaeth a Ffiniau Cymru etc. 2013
Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 / Deddf Comisiwn Democratiaeth a Ffiniau Cymru etc. 2013 (2013 anaw 4)
- Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 / Deddf Comisiwn Democratiaeth a Ffiniau Cymru etc. 2013 (2013 anaw 4)
- PART 1 INTRODUCTION
- 1 Overview
- PART 2 Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru
- Continuation and name
- 2 Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru
- Status
- 3 Status
- Members
- 4 Membership
- 5 Tenure
- Proceedings
- 6 Proceedings
- 7 Seal and validity of documents
- Staff, experts and assistant commissioners
- 8 Chief executive
- 9 Other staff
- 10 Experts
- 11 Assistant commissioners
- General powers and directions
- 11A Power to charge
- 12 Powers
- 13 Delegation
- 14 Directions
- Financial matters and governance
- 15 Funding
- 16 Accounting officer
- 17 Governance and audit committee
- 18 Governance and audit committee: membership and quorum
- 19 Accounts and external audit
- 20 Annual reports
- PART 2A CO-ORDINATION OF ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION
- General functions
- 20A Electoral administration functions
- Directions
- 20B Directions to returning officers
- 20C Directions to electoral registration officers
- 20D Consultation with the Electoral Commission
- The Board
- 20E Electoral Management Board
- 20F Board membership
- 20G Tenure
- 20H Board proceedings
- General
- 20I Interpretation of this Part
- PART 3 ARRANGEMENTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER 1 DUTIES TO MONITOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARRANGEMENTS
- Duty of the Commission
- 21 Duty of the Commission to monitor arrangements for local government
- Duties of a principal council
- 22 Duties of principal councils in relation to area
- CHAPTER 2 AREA REVIEWS
- Principal areas
- 23 Review of principal area boundaries
- 24 Review of principal areas following new town order
- Communities
- 25 Review of community boundaries by principal council
- 26 Review of community boundaries by the Commission
- Preserved counties
- 27 Review of preserved counties
- Seaward boundaries
- 28 Review of seaward boundaries
- CHAPTER 3 ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS REVIEWS
- Principal areas
- 29 Review of electoral arrangements for principal area
- 30 Considerations for a review of principal area electoral arrangements
- Communities
- 31 Review of electoral arrangements for community by principal council
- 32 Review of electoral arrangements for community by the Commission
- 33 Considerations for a review of community electoral arrangements
- CHAPTER 4 PROCEDURE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVIEWS
- Procedure for reviews
- 34 Pre-review procedure
- 35 Consultation and investigation
- 36 Reporting on review
- 36A Names of electoral wards
- 36B Deadline for completion of reviews
- CHAPTER 5 IMPLEMENTATION FOLLOWING REVIEW
- Implementation by the Welsh Ministers
- 37 Implementation by the Welsh Ministers
- Non-ministerial implementation
- 38 Implementation of community boundary change
- 39 Implementation of community electoral arrangements change
- Further provision about implementation and implementation orders
- 40 Implementation orders: consequential provision
- 41 General consequential and transitional provision
- 42 Transfers of staff
- 43 Variation and revocation of orders
- Agreements between public bodies to deal with change
- 44 Transitional agreements as to property and finance
- CHAPTER 6 OTHER PROVISION RELEVANT TO LOCAL AUTHORITY BOUNDARIES
- 45 Police area change
- 46 Extent of seaward boundaries
- 47 Boundary change following alteration of water-course
- CHAPTER 7 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION
- 48 Directions and guidance relating to Part 3
- 49 Local inquiries
- 49ZA Publication of orders under Part 3
- 49ZB Publication of up-to-date lists of communities and community councils
- PART 3A SENEDD CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARY REVIEWS
- 49A Senedd constituency boundary reviews
- 49B Notice of commencement of Senedd constituency boundary review
- 49C Constituency rules
- 49D Determining the names of the Senedd constituencies
- 49E Initial report on boundary review and first period for representations
- 49F Publication of, and consultation on, representations
- 49G Public hearings
- 49H Second report on boundary review and final period for representations
- 49I Final report on boundary review
- 49J Implementation of final report by the Welsh Ministers
- 49K Modification of final report by the Commission
- 49L Interpretation of Part
- PART 4 REVIEWS OF PUBLIC BODY MEMBERSHIP
- 50 Reviews of qualifying public bodies
- PART 5 OTHER CHANGES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Presiding members
- 51 Presiding member of principal council
- Private Bills
- 52 Promoting private Bills
- 53 Opposing private Bills
- 54 Restriction on payments in relation to promoting or opposing Bills
- Access to information
- 55 Community council websites
- 56 Requirement to give public notices electronically
- 57 Meetings and proceedings of communities
- 58 Registers of members' interests
- Remote attendance at meetings
- 59 Remote attendance at meetings of principal councils
- Democratic services committees
- 60 Democratic services committees
- Audit committees
- 61 Audit committees
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- 62 Functions relating to payments to members
- 63 Functions relating to salaries of heads of paid service
- 64 Relevant authorities
- 65 Subsequent annual reports
- 66 Consultation on draft reports
- 67 Publicity requirements in reports
- Joint standards committees
- 68 Joint standards committees
- 69 Referral of cases relating to conduct
- PART 5A FUNCTIONS RELATING TO PAYMENTS AND PENSIONS
- Remuneration of authority members
- 69A Function relating to payments to members
- 69B Functions relating to members’ pensions
- 69C Relevant authorities, members etc.
- 69D Functions relating to resettlement payments
- 69E Annual remuneration reports in relation to members of relevant authorities
- 69F Supplementary remuneration reports
- 69G Further provision about annual remuneration reports and supplementary remuneration reports
- 69H Directions to reconsider draft reports
- 69I Commission’s publication and notification duties in relation to reports
- 69J Administrative requirements for relevant authorities in reports
- 69K Publishing requirements for relevant authorities in reports
- 69L Monitoring compliance with Commission’s requirements
- 69M Directions to enforce compliance with Commission’s requirements
- 69N Members wishing to forgo payments
- 69O Withholding payments
- 69P Guidance
- 69Q Directions under this Part
- 69R Power to modify provision
- PART 6 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISION
- 70ZA Directions
- 70 Ancillary provision
- 71 Orders and regulations
- 72 Interpretation
- 73 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
- 74 Ongoing reviews and other savings
- 75 Commencement
- 76 Short title
- SCHEDULE 1 Minor and consequential amendments
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
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- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13)
- Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 (anaw 2)
- SCHEDULE 2 Repeals
- SCHEDULE 3 Index of defined expressions
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