
2023 No. 944 (W. 154)
Local Government, Wales
The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023
Made 31 August 2023
Laid before Senedd Cymru 1 September 2023
Coming into force 2 October 2023
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 1(5), (6) and (12) and 191(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and now vested in them.
Title, coming into force and application

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(1) The title of these Regulations is the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 2 October 2023.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
Amendment to the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990

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The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990 is amended as follows.
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In regulation 2, at the appropriate place insert—“
 “local authority” includes a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;”.
Rebecca Evans
Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
31 August 2023