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Under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (“the Act”), qualifying local authorities may exercise the general power of competence. As of 1 November 2021, this only applies to principal councils. From 5 May 2022, this will also apply to eligible community councils. The conditions for their eligibility are specified under section 30 of the Act.


The exercise of the general power for a commercial purpose is subject to conditions set out in section 27 of the Act, including the requirement to trade through a company. Section 28 of the Act provides the Welsh Ministers with a power to make regulations to provide for the exercise of the general power to be subject to (further) conditions. The General Power of Competence (Commercial Purpose) (Conditions) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (“2021 Regulations”) came into force on 1 November 2021 and require principal councils to prepare and publish a business case before they exercise the power for a commercial purpose and other connected requirements. As the general power is to be extended to eligible community councils from 5 May 2022, the 2021 Regulations have been amended to extend the requirements of the 2021 Regulations to eligible community councils.


Separately, the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (Wales) Order 2006 authorises principal councils, fire \& rescue authorities (FRA) and National Park authorities (NPA) in Wales to trade, through a company, in their ordinary functions – other than those which the authority is obliged by law to provide. Following consultations, this Order is to be updated to include Corporate Joint Committees and eligible community councils as ’relevant authorities’. It makes similar provision to the 2021 Regulations and will require that such relevant authorities must prepare and approve a business case in support of the proposed exercise of the power and other connected requirements


I am pleased to inform Members that I have now laid before the Senedd the General Power of Competence (Commercial Purpose) (Conditions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and the Local Government (Relevant Authorities) (Power to Trade) (Wales) Order 2022\.


These will both come into force date on 5 May 2022\. 







Translation:


 
O dan Ddeddf Llywodraeth Leol ac Etholiadau (Cymru) 2021 (“y Ddeddf”), gall awdurdodau lleol cymwys arfer y pŵer cymhwysedd cyffredinol. Ers 1 Tachwedd, mae hyn yn gymwys i brif gynghorau yn unig. O 5 Mai 2022, bydd hyn yn gymwys hefyd i gynghorau cymuned cymwys. Pennir yr amodau ar gyfer eu cymhwysedd o dan adran 30 o'r Ddeddf.


Mae arfer y pŵer cyffredinol at ddiben masnachol yn ddarostyngedig i amodau a nodir yn adran 27 o'r Ddeddf, gan gynnwys y gofyniad i fasnachu drwy gwmni. Mae adran 28 o'r Ddeddf yn rhoi pŵer i Weinidogion Cymru wneud rheoliadau i ddarparu bod arfer y pŵer cyffredinol yn ddarostyngedig i amodau (pellach). Daeth Rheoliadau Pŵer Cymhwysedd Cyffredinol (Diben Masnachol) (Amodau) (Cymru) 2021 (“Rheoliadau 2021\) i rym ar 1 Tachwedd 2021 ac yn ei gwneud yn ofynnol i brif gynghorau baratoi a chyhoeddi achos busnes cyn iddynt arfer y pŵer at ddiben masnachol a gofynion cysylltiedig eraill. Gan fod y pŵer cyffredinol yn mynd i gael ei ymestyn i gynghorau cymuned cymwys o 5 Mai 2022, mae Rheoliadau 2021 wedi'u diwygio i ymestyn gofynion Rheoliadau 2021 i gynghorau cymuned cymwys.


Ar wahân, mae Gorchymyn Llywodraeth Leol (Awdurdodau Gwerth Gorau) (Pŵer i Fasnachu) (Cymru) 2006 yn awdurdodi cynghorau, awdurdodau tân ac achub ac awdurdodau Parciau Cenedlaethol yng Nghymru i fasnachu, drwy gwmni, yn eu swyddogaethau cyffredin – ac eithrio'r rhai y mae'n ofynnol yn ôl y gyfraith i'r awdurdod eu darparu. Yn dilyn ymgynghoriadau, bydd y Gorchymyn hwn yn cael ei ddiweddaru i gynnwys Cyd\-bwyllgorau Corfforedig a chynghorau cymuned cymwys fel 'awdurdodau perthnasol'.  Mae'n gwneud darpariaeth debyg i Reoliadau 2021 a bydd yn ei gwneud yn ofynnol i awdurdodau perthnasol o'r fath baratoi a chymeradwyo achos busnes i gefnogi'r bwriad i arfer y pŵer a gofynion cysylltiedig eraill.


Rwyf yn falch o hysbysu'r aelodau fy mod i bellach wedi gosod gerbron y Senedd Rheoliadau’r Pŵer Cymhwysedd Cyffredinol (Diben Masnachol) (Amodau) (Cymru) (Diwygio) 2022 a Gorchymyn Llywodraeth Leol (Awdurdodau Perthnasol) (Pŵer i Fasnachu) (Cymru) 2022\. 


Daw'r ddau i rym ar 5 Mai 2022\.