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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
Changes on 2022-04-01
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### Right to vote in local government elections
#### Other consequential etc. provision
#### Guidance
##### 2
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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
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#### 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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[^key-d75aafda34225f3a11af72afd330a69c]: [S. 13(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/13/4) omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of [The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/263), [reg. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/263/regulation/1/2), [Sch. 4 para. 1(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/263/schedule/4/paragraph/1/a) (with [reg. 12(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/263/regulation/12/g))
[^key-8ead6c38e448057f5b142cd2c5a5f4f5]: [Sch. 2 para. 19](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/2/paragraph/19) omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of [The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/263), [reg. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/263/regulation/1/2), [Sch. 4 para. 1(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/263/schedule/4/paragraph/1/b) (with [reg. 12(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/263/regulation/12/g))
[^key-a5d8438500f30fce9294aa6793e14912]: [S. 52](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/52) in force at 1.4.2022 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/article/5)
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
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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