Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013

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Amendments 3

Jurisdiction	Wales
Citation	2013 anaw 4
Year	2013

(1) This Part provides an overview of the provisions of this Act.(2) Part 2 renames the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales as the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales and reforms its constitution and functions.the duties of the Commission to monitor the arrangements for local government and to conduct reviews where appropriate, and the duties of principal councils to monitor the arrangements for the communities in their area and to conduct reviews where appropriate (see sections 21 and 22) ,the types of reviews that can be conducted, the considerations to be taken into account by the reviewing body and the changes that can be recommended in relation to each type of review (see sections 23 to 33) ,the procedure for conducting reviews (see sections 34 to 36) ,the implementation of recommendations following a review and associated matters (such as the transfer of staff or property between principal councils and other public bodies) (see sections 37 to 44) .(4) Part 4 makes provision about the review of the membership of certain public bodies.about the appointment of a presiding member for a principal council;restating and extending the powers of

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Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013
PART 1: INTRODUCTION

1: Overview

PART 2: LOCAL DEMOCRACY AND BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR WALES

Continuation and name

2: Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales

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

12: Powers
13: Delegation
14: Directions

Financial matters

15: Funding
16: Accounting officer
17: Audit committee
18: Audit committee: membership
19: Accounts and external audit
20: Annual reports

PART 3: ARRANGEMENTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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

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

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

Procedure for reviews

34: Pre-review procedure
35: Consultation and investigation
36: Reporting on 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: An order under section 37, 38, 39 or 43 or, as the case may be, regulations under section 41 which makes provision about the transfer of staff must include provision to secure that —
43: Variation and revocation of orders

Agreements between public bodies to deal with change

44: Transitional agreements as to property and finance

45: Police area change

46: Extent of seaward boundaries

47: Boundary change following alteration of water-course

48: Directions and guidance relating to Part 3

49: Local inquiries

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: In Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act (meetings and proceedings of local authorities)—
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

Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales

62: Functions relating to payments to members: In section 142 of the 2011 Measure (functions relating to payments to members)—
63: Functions relating to salaries of heads of paid service
64: Relevant authorities: In section 144 of the 2011 Measure (relevant authorities, members etc.)—
65: Subsequent annual reports: In section 147 of the 2011 Measure (subsequent annual reports)—
66: Consultation on draft reports: In section 148 of the 2011 Measure (consultation on draft reports)—
67: Publicity requirements in reports: In section 151 of the 2011 Measure (publicity requirements in reports)—

Joint standards committees

68: Joint standards committees
69: Referral of cases relating to conduct

PART 6: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISION

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 (as introduced by section 73(1))
Minor and consequential amendments

Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10)
Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1)
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13)
Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 (anaw 2)

SCHEDULE 2 (as introduced by section 73(2))
Repeals

SCHEDULE 3 (introduced by section 72(2))
Index of defined expressions

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