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(1)The 2007 Order is amended as follows.
(2)In article 2(1)—
(a)after the definition of “qualifying Commonwealth citizen” insert—
““qualifying foreign citizen” means a person who—
(a)is not a Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a relevant citizen of the Union, and
(b)either—
(i)is not a person who requires leave under the Immigration Act 1971 to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, or
(ii)is such a person but for the time being has (or is, by virtue of any enactment, to be treated as having) any description of such leave;”;
(b)in the definition of “qualifying Commonwealth citizen” for “indefinite leave to remain within the meaning of that Act” to the end substitute “ any description of such leave ”;
(c)at the end of the definition of “valid postal voting statement”, omit “and”;
(d)after the definition of “voter”, insert—
““voting age” means 16 years of age or over.”
(3)In article 11 (proxies at Assembly elections)—
(a)in paragraph (3)(b), after “Union” insert “ nor a qualifying foreign citizen ”;
(b)in paragraph (4), for “eighteen” substitute “ 16 ”.
(4)In article 26(3)(b) (effect of registers), after sub-paragraph (i) insert—
“(ia)a qualifying foreign citizen;”.
(5)The following amendments have effect for the purposes of an election for membership of the Senedd at which the poll is held on or after 5 April 2021—
(a)the amendment made by subsection (2)(d) so far as it defines “voting age” in article 26(3)(a) of the 2007 Order;
(b)the amendments made by subsections (3) and (4).
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