Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024

General

20 Publication

(1) Where this Chapter imposes a duty to publish anything, it must be published—

(a) electronically, and

(b) in such other manner as the person subject to the duty considers appropriate.

(2) The duty to publish electronically is—

(a) a duty to provide access free of charge, and

(b) a duty to publish on the person’s own website, if the person has one.

(3) Copies of anything published under subsection (1) may be supplied free of charge or on payment of such fee, not exceeding the cost of supplying the copy, as the person subject to the duty to publish may determine.

21 Regulations: ancillary provision

Pilot regulations and electoral reform regulations may—

(a) make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision;

(b) modify any enactment (whenever passed or made);

(c) make different provision for different purposes or different areas.

22 Interpretation of this Chapter

In this Chapter—

• “electoral registration officer” (“swyddog cofrestru etholiadol”) means an officer appointed under section 8(2A) of the 1983 Act;

• “modify” (“addasu”) includes repeal, revoke and amend;

• “pilot regulations” (“rheoliadau peilot”) means regulations made under section 5;

• “electoral reform regulations” (“rheoliadau diwygio etholiadol”) means regulations made under section 18;

• “returning officer” (“swyddog canlyniadau”) means a returning officer (however described)—

  (a)

  appointed under section 35(1A) of the 1983 Act,

  (b)

  designated in accordance with an order made under section 13 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), or

  (c)

  appointed under regulations made by virtue of section 44 or 45 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22);

• “relevant electoral matter” (“mater etholiadol perthnasol”) has the meaning given by section 5.

23 Consequential amendments

Part 2 of Schedule 1 makes consequential amendments relating to this Chapter.