Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020

24 Protection of information about persons aged under 16

(1) A registration officer must not publish, supply or otherwise disclose a young person’s information, except in accordance with—

(a) section 25, or

(b) regulations under section 26.

(2) In this section and sections 25 and 26—

• “a young person’s information” (“gwybodaeth person ifanc”) means any entry in—

  (a)

  the register of local government electors, or

  (b)

  an absent voters record or list,

  relating to a person who, at the time of the publication, supply or other disclosure, is under the age of 16, and “young person” is to be interpreted accordingly;

• “absent voters record or list” (“cofnod neu restr o bleidleiswyr absennol”) means any of the following—

  (a)

  a record kept under article 8(3), 9(6) or 12(6) of the 2007 Order;

  (b)

  a list kept under article 10 or 12(8) of the 2007 Order;

• “register of local government electors” (“cofrestr o etholwyr llywodraeth leol”) includes any notice of an alteration in the register under section 13A(2), 13AB(2) or 13B(3), (3B) or (3D) of the 1983 Act;

• “registration officer” (“swyddog cofrestru”) includes—

  (a)

  a deputy of a registration officer;

  (b)

  a person appointed to assist a registration officer in the carrying out of the registration officer’s functions;

  (c)

  a person, in the course of the person’s employment, assisting a registration officer in the carrying out of those functions.