Commentary on Sections Part 2 Elected Bodies and Their Members Chapter 1: Arrangements for Local Government Section 49 – Deadline for the completion of implementation
122.Section 49 amends section 37 of the 2013 Act by requiring the Welsh Ministers to use their best endeavours to make a decision on each review recommendation they receive under section 37(1) of the 2013 Act within three months of receipt of the recommendations. The Welsh Ministers must also publish a statement setting out their decision in respect of each recommendation. The date of the publication of the statement is to be treated as the date of the decision. Failure to comply with this duty does not invalidate any order or decision.
123.Sections 38 and 39 of the 2013 Act are amended to place a similar duty on the Commission in relation to its decision making on the recommendations it receives from county or county borough councils in respect of community boundary changes and on county or county borough councils in respect of community electoral arrangements.