PART 3ELECTIONS

Electoral registration

27Amendments to the National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007

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).