General Overview of the Act Part 2 - Elected Bodies and their Members
9.Part 2 of the Act makes provision about reviews of the boundaries and electoral arrangements of local authorities, the remuneration of members of local authorities, disqualification from membership of Senedd Cymru and local authorities and the offence of undue influence. The Part is divided into 4 chapters.
10.Chapter 1 amends Part 3 of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 (hereafter referred to as “the 2013 Act”), which makes provision about reviews of the boundaries and electoral arrangements of the councils of counties, county boroughs and communities in Wales. The chapter—
	changes the considerations applicable to reviews relating to counties, county boroughs and communities and the applicable review periods;
	makes clear that a review of seaward boundaries may include more than one local government area;
	makes changes to the requirements relating to consultation and consideration of representations on reviews;
	makes provision for the Welsh Ministers to be able to direct the pausing of electoral reviews and sets out requirements regarding the publication of review orders and other related information.
11.Chapter 2 abolishes the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales and confers its functions on the Commission.
12.Chapter 3 contains provisions for disqualification for being a Member of the Senedd and a community councillor, and for the offence of undue influence. It also contains provisions which prevent a person holding a politically restricted post under a community council, corporate joint committee, or a local authority in Great Britain from becoming or remaining a member of a community council.
13.Chapter 4 makes changes to the 2013 Act relating to who may not be members, chief executive or assistant commissioner of the Commission. It also contains provision for a governance and audit committee of the Commission and confers power on the Commission to charge for goods and services it provides.