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Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
21 versions
· 2021-01-20
2025-09-10
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2025-04-01
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2024-11-16
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2024-11-09
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2024-08-24
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2024-06-25
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2022-07-15
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2022-05-06
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2022-05-05
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2022-04-01
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2022-03-10
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2021-12-03
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2021-11-17
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2021-11-01
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
Changes on 2021-11-01
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### Right to vote in local government elections
#### Other consequential etc. provision
#### Guidance
##### 2
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##### 2
In the 2000 Act, in subsection (3B) of section 2 (promotion of well-being) for “or 44(5)” substitute “ , 44(5) or 47(6) or (11) ”.
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#### Education Act 2002 (c. 32)
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In the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015, in section 5(5A) (publication of local strategies) for “or 44(5)” substitute “ , 44(5) or 47(6) or (11) ”.
#### Extension of right to vote in local government elections
#### Duty to promote awareness and provide assistance
#### Overview
#### Transitional provision
#### Change of electoral cycle for community councils from four years to five years
@@ -7896,65 +7896,65 @@
#### Qualification for election and holding office as a member of a local authority in Wales
#### Disqualification of member of a local authority in Wales for appointment to paid office
#### Boundaries of the general power
#### Duty to encourage local people to participate in decision-making by principal councils
#### Attendance at local authority meetings
#### Chief executives
#### Appointment of assistants to executive
#### Content of, and duty to have regard to, guidance under section 38 of the 2000 Act
#### Family absence for members of local authorities
#### Certain investigations by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
#### Disqualification for election and being a member of a local authority
#### Local authority's general power of competence
#### Overview
#### Electronic broadcasts of meetings of certain local authorities
#### Overview
#### Reconsideration of remuneration following direction by the Welsh Ministers
#### Job-sharing: executive leaders and executive members
#### Job-sharing: non-executive offices in principal councils
#### Duty of standards committee to make annual report
#### Power to require authorities to appoint joint overview and scrutiny committees
#### Community council training plans
#### Guidance about collaborative working
#### Duty to consult local people etc. on performance
#### Meaning of lay person
#### Consultation before making merger application
#### Guidance to Panel
#### Terms used in Part
#### Duty of principal council to keep its performance under review
#### Membership of governance and audit committee
#### Merger applications
#### Reports of Panel relating to shadow councils and new principal councils
#### Powers of billing authorities to require the supply of information relating to hereditaments
#### Powers of billing authorities to inspect properties
#### Requirement to supply to billing authorities information relevant to determining liability to non-domestic rates
#### Multipliers
#### Amendment of Chapter 3 of Part 5 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988
#### Removal of power to provide for imprisonment of council tax debtors
#### Joint and several liability to pay council tax
#### Procedure for certain regulations and orders made under the Local Government Finance Act 1992
#### Information sharing between regulators, the Auditor General for Wales and the Welsh Ministers
#### Head of democratic services
#### Appointment by Local Democracy and Boundary Commission of its chief executive
#### Amendment of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 consequential on section 159
#### Abolition of polls consequent on a community meeting
#### Directions under section 48 of the 2013 Act
#### Combined fire and rescue authorities: inquiries
#### Fire and rescue authorities: disapplication of the 2009 Measure
#### Repeal of the 2009 Measure
#### Directions
#### Merging and demerging public services boards under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
#### Performance and governance of fire and rescue authorities
#### National Park authorities: disapplication of the 2009 Measure
#### Interpretation
### Initial reviews
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[^M_I_0b995d71-d4a7-4834-b79f-d4810c18fa62]: S. 149 in force at 21.1.2021 for specified purposes, see s. 175(1)(f)(2)(i)(i)
[^key-b9d675c511a7da8f7a1e1ef525514fa8]: [Sch. 3 para. 8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/3/paragraph/8) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/c)
[^key-34171a5710fdf8ecd82772296936338c]: [S. 24](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/24) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/a)
[^key-59cc7d4eac69a47cdaf884be9c87e47b]: [S. 25](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/25) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/a)
[^key-d67a7f2a6d91dda41a1dd103269b9bfa]: [S. 26](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/26) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/a)
[^key-cbda8ebc62d9afeb1c7e9e98ed4460d9]: [S. 27](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/27) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/a)
[^key-9381022977be060a660f19f5fcae88a0]: [S. 29](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/29) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/b)
[^key-971112f6a02087191c15ad31dab879d1]: [Sch. 3 para. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/3/paragraph/1) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/c)
[^key-e8b50e476ba393044495380d4484d449]: [Sch. 3 para. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/3/paragraph/2) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/c)
[^key-fe1d5e373953282a421216b69faf919e]: [Sch. 3 para. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/3/paragraph/3) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/c)
[^key-b04d8474a243fad1f3bead1c4586611e]: [Sch. 3 para. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/3/paragraph/4) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/c)
[^key-a0a876bf356b1cdf51cbaafa8c4dc27a]: [Sch. 3 para. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/3/paragraph/5) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/c)
[^key-0978290dd7814331835fb406e51d13c2]: [Sch. 3 para. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/3/paragraph/6) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/c)
[^key-f02c8191cb3d82a2f7b67ba729dd9c26]: [Sch. 3 para. 7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/3/paragraph/7) in force at 1.11.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/c)
[^key-e876502926b650544aee15cec1c62c93]: [Sch. 14 para. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/14/paragraph/2) omitted (1.11.2021) by virtue of [Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1), [s. 175(7)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/175/7), [Sch. 3 para. 8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/3/paragraph/8); [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 4(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/4/c)
[^key-24404d3fe50d28d8d3b7f3a92c97da25]: [Sch. 6 para. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/6/paragraph/2) omitted (17.11.2021) by virtue of [Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1), [s. 175(7)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/175/7), [Sch. 2 para. 1(9)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/2/paragraph/1/9); [S.I. 2021/1249](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1249), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1249/article/2/b)
[^key-016ee323c8bba8433b758c4267695140]: Words in [Sch. 5 para. 17(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/5/paragraph/17/a) substituted (3.12.2021) by [The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1349)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1349), [regs. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1349/regulation/1/2), [42(3)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1349/regulation/42/3/c)
2021-05-06
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2021-05-01
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2021-04-01
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2021-03-20
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2021-03-04
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2021-01-21
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2021-01-20
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
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