1.These Explanatory Notes are for the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026 which was passed by Senedd Cymru on 17 March 2026 and received Royal Assent on 27 April 2026. They have been prepared by the First Ministers’ Group of the Welsh Government to assist the reader of the Act. The Explanatory Notes relate to the Act as it received Royal Assent.(1) They should be read in conjunction with the Act but are not part of it.
2.The Explanatory Notes should be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not meant to be a comprehensive description of the Act. Where a provision of the Act does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.
Introduction