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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
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
Changes on 2021-03-04
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### Right to vote in local government elections
#### Guidance
#### Other consequential etc. provision
##### 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) ”.
#### Overview
#### Transitional provision
#### Extension of right to vote in local government elections
#### Duty to promote awareness and provide assistance
#### 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 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
#### 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
#### Power to require authorities to appoint joint overview and scrutiny committees
#### Community council training plans
#### 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
#### Guidance about collaborative working
#### Duty to consult local people etc. on performance
#### Meaning of lay person
#### Consultation before making merger application
#### Guidance to Panel
#### Powers of billing authorities to require the supply of information relating to hereditaments
#### Requirement to supply to billing authorities information relevant to determining liability to non-domestic rates
#### Powers of billing authorities to inspect properties
#### Multipliers
#### Amendment of Chapter 3 of Part 5 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988
#### Joint and several liability to pay council tax
#### Removal of power to provide for imprisonment of council tax debtors
#### 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
#### Amendment of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 consequential on section 159
#### Abolition of polls consequent on a community meeting
#### Head of democratic services
#### Appointment by Local Democracy and Boundary Commission of its chief executive
#### Directions under section 48 of the 2013 Act
#### 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
#### Combined fire and rescue authorities: inquiries
#### Fire and rescue authorities: disapplication of the 2009 Measure
#### Repeal of the 2009 Measure
#### Directions
### Initial reviews
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[^c24533761]: [Sch. 12 para. 9](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/schedule/12/paragraph/9) in force at 21.1.2021, see [s. 175(1)(f)(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/175/1/f/2)
[^key-e6133ca4799af0163b39f4b6dc239e22]: S. 46(3)(4)(8)-(10) in force at 4.3.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231), [art. 2(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231/article/2/e)
[^key-294c47787c561e092c5a3c461bbeb099]: [S. 28](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/28) in force at 4.3.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231), [art. 2(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/231/regulation/2/a)
[^key-278b62d0650e9eaab5bcdcd485682086]: S. 30(3) in force at 4.3.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231/article/2/b)
[^key-8ab0ef9f1f87365bb0b0ce30781e40b7]: S. 35 in force at 4.3.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231), [art. 2(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231/article/2/c)
[^key-be508be3c984be5f56eb062dd231a3ee]: S. 46(1)(b)(c)(2)(b) in force at 4.3.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231), [art. 2(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231/article/2/d)
[^key-8aa302f746c897ce47e8b9537266cf2e]: S. 47(8) in force at 4.3.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231), [art. 2(f)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231/article/2/f)
[^key-1f9075c202e72fa548e7e02574b6fef5]: S. 59 in force at 4.3.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231), [art. 2(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231/article/2/g)
[^key-233bfb8f9041de2d01315af61435ed8c]: S. 161(1) in force at 4.3.2021 by [S.I. 2021/231](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231), [art. 2(h)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/231/article/2/h)
[^M_I_96eb4934-8b5f-4855-d0e6-4d70b96697a6]: S. 149 in force at 21.1.2021 for specified purposes, see s. 175(1)(f)(2)(i)(i)
[^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)
2021-01-21
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
2021-01-20
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
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