PART 9 E+WMISCELLANEOUS

Local Democracy and Boundary CommissionE+W

164Directions under section 48 of the 2013 ActE+W

(1)Section 48 of the 2013 Act (directions and guidance relating to reviews under Part 3 of that Act) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (2)—

(a)in paragraph (a) for “(including, where the Commission has made recommendations or proposals to them, further reviews)” substitute “ (regardless of whether in the circumstances the Commission would have the power, or would be subject to a duty, to conduct the review) ”;

(b)after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)where the Commission has made recommendations or proposals to the Welsh Ministers, to conduct a further review under this Part,

(ab)to stop conducting a review under this Part,”;

(c)in paragraph (b) for “section 28” substitute “ this Part ”.

(3)In subsection (5)—

(a)omit “to” in the first place it occurs;

(b)in paragraph (a), at the beginning insert “ to ”;

(c)after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)to stop conducting a review under section 25 or 31,

(ab)not to conduct a review under section 25 or 31 during a period specified in the direction,”;

(d)in paragraph (b), at the beginning insert “ to ”.