The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) (Amendment) Order 2020

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Title, commencement, interpretation and application

   2. 2. Amendment of the 2007 Order

3. PART 2 Renaming of the National Assembly for Wales

   1. 3. Change of the name of the National Assembly for Wales

   2. 4. Schedule 10 (appendix of forms) is amended as follows, and...

   3. 5. In form CA (form of proxy paper)—

   4. 6. In form CB (form of certificate of employment), for “the...

   5. 7. In forms CC1, CC2 and CC3 (form of postal voting...

   6. 8. In form CD (statement as to postal ballot papers)—

   7. 9. In form CE (form of nomination paper: constituency election), for...

   8. 10. In form CF (form of certificate referred to in rule...

   9. 11. In form CG (form of certificate referred to in rule...

   10. 12. In form CH (form of individual nomination paper: regional election),...

   11. 13. In form CI (form of party nomination paper: regional election),...

   12. 14. In form CK (constituency ballot paper)— (a) for “National Assembly...

   13. 15. In form CK1 (directions as to printing the ballot paper:...

   14. 16. In form CL (regional ballot paper)— (a) for “National Assembly...

   15. 17. In form CL1 (directions as to printing the ballot paper:...

   16. 18. In form CM (form of corresponding number list), for “The...

   17. 19. In form CM1 (form of corresponding number list for combined...

   18. 20. In form CN1 (elector’s form of poll card), for “the...

   19. 21. In form CN2 (proxy’s form of poll card), for “the...

   20. 22. In form CN3 (postal voter’s form of poll card), for...

   21. 23. In form CN4 (postal proxy’s form of poll card), for...

   22. 24. In form CO (form of corresponding number list for use...

   23. 25. In form CO1 (combined form of corresponding number list for...

   24. 26. In form CQ (form of declaration to be made by...

   25. 27. In form CQ1 (form of declaration to be made by...

   26. 28. In form CR (form of certificate declaring candidate to be...

   27. 29. In form CS (form of certificate declaring candidates to be...

   28. 30. In form CT (form of certificate: electoral region; seat to...

   29. 31. In form CU (form of return: expenses incurred in support...

   30. 32. In form CV (form of declaration: expenses incurred in support...

   31. 33. In form CW (return of candidate’s election expenses)—

   32. 34. In form CX (form of declaration by constituency or individual...

   33. 35. In form CY (form of declaration by party list candidates...

4. PART 3 Extension of the right to vote

   1. 36. Amendment of article 14 (offences)

   2. 37. Amendment of Schedule 1 (absent voting at Senedd Cymru elections)

   3. 38. Amendment of Schedule 5 (Senedd Cymru election rules)

   4. 39. Amendment of Schedule 10 (appendix of forms)

   5. 40. In form CA (form of proxy paper)—

   6. 41. In form CQ (form of declaration to be made by...

   7. 42. In form CQ1 (form of declaration to be made by...

5. PART 4 Disqualification

   1. 43. Amendment of article 34 (false statements in nomination papers etc)

   2. 44. Amendment of Schedule 5 (Senedd Cymru election rules)

6. PART 5 Withholding of candidate’s home address

   1. 45. Amendment of article 37 (appointment of election agent)

   2. 46. Amendment of Schedule 5 (Senedd Cymru election rules)

   3. 47. Amendment of Schedule 10 (appendix of forms)

   4. 48. Form CE (form of nomination paper: constituency election) is amended...

   5. 49. Form CH (form of individual nomination paper: regional election) is...

   6. 50. Form CI (form of party nomination paper: regional election) is...

   7. 51. In form CK (constituency ballot paper), after “Schedule 5” insert...

   8. 52. After form CY insert the form in the Schedule to...

7. PART 6 Returning officers’ charges

   1. 53. Returning officers’ charges

8. PART 7 Electoral Commission

   1. 54. Guidance by the Electoral Commission

   2. 55. Amendment of Schedule 7 (election expenses)

9. PART 8 Registered party names

   1. 56. Registered party name to include “Welsh” or “Cymru” in respect of both regional and constituency nomination papers and ballot paper.

   2. 57. Amendment of Schedule 10 (appendix of forms)

   3. 58. (1) Form CF (form of certificate referred to in rule...

   4. 59. (1) Form CI (form of party nomination paper; regional election...

   5. 60. (1) Form CJ (form of certificate referred to in rule...

10. PART 9 Other amendments

    1. 61. Amendment of article 2(1) (interpretation)

    2. 62. Amendment of article 137 (interpretation of Part 4)

    3. 63. Amendment of article 149 (saving and transitional provision as to incapacities in respect of Senedd Cymru elections)

    4. 64. Amendment of Schedule 5 (Senedd Cymru election rules)

    5. 65. Amendment of Schedule 9 (modification of Election Petition Rules 1960)

11. Signature

12. 1. SCHEDULE

       Inserted form

13. Explanatory Note