Introduction Part 1 - the Senedd and Welsh Ministers
5.This Part makes provision to change the number of Members of the Senedd, by way of amending the number of constituencies and the number of seats for each constituency and (in conjunction with the changes to the electoral system being made by Part 2) abolishing the five electoral regions. It makes associated changes, such as providing for the specification of Senedd constituencies by reference to regulations made to implement the boundary reviews provided for in Part 4, and it provides power to the Senedd to elect a second Deputy Presiding Officer, in addition to the Deputy Presiding Officer that must be appointed at the first meeting of the Senedd under Section 25(1)(b) of the Government of Wales Act 2006. It likewise provides for an increase in the maximum number of Welsh Ministers that can hold office at the same time. The Act changes the frequency of ordinary general elections to the Senedd, and disqualifies from standing for election to the Senedd, or from remaining as a Member of the Senedd, a person who is not registered in the register of local government electors at an address within a Senedd constituency. It provides for a requirement that the Presiding Officer asks the Senedd, by way of a motion tabled, to establish a committee to explore practical and legislative considerations relating to job sharing of certain offices.