Part IThe National Assembly for Wales
Ordinary elections
5Party lists and individual candidates
1
Any registered political party may submit a list of candidates to be Assembly members for the Assembly electoral region.
2
The list is to be submitted to the regional returning officer.
3
The list has effect in relation to—
a
the ordinary election, and
b
any vacancies in seats of Assembly members returned for Assembly electoral regions which occur after that election and before the next ordinary election.
4
The list must not include more than twelve persons (but may include only one).
5
The list must not include a person—
a
who is included on any other list submitted for the Assembly electoral region or any list submitted for another Assembly electoral region,
b
who is an individual candidate to be an Assembly member for the Assembly electoral region or another Assembly electoral region,
c
who is a candidate to be the Assembly member for an Assembly constituency which is not included in the Assembly electoral region, or
d
who is a candidate to be the Assembly member for an Assembly constituency included in the Assembly electoral region but is not a candidate of the party.
6
A person may not be an individual candidate to be an Assembly member for the Assembly electoral region if he is—
a
included on a list submitted by a registered political party for the Assembly electoral region or another Assembly electoral region,
b
an individual candidate to be an Assembly member for another Assembly electoral region,
c
a candidate to be the Assembly member for an Assembly constituency which is not included in the Assembly electoral region, or
d
a candidate of any registered political party to be the Assembly member for an Assembly constituency included in the Assembly electoral region.