Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021

22 Translations etc. of documents at local government elections in Wales

(1) The 1983 Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 199B (translation etc. of certain documents), after subsection (10) insert—

“(11) This section does not apply to a local government election in Wales.”

(3) After section 199B, insert—

“199C Local government elections in Wales: translations etc. of certain documents

(1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply to any document which under or by virtue of this Act is required or authorised to be given to voters or displayed in any place for the purposes of a local government election in Wales.

(2) The person (“P”) who is required or authorised to give or display the document must, as P thinks appropriate, give or display or otherwise make available in such form as P thinks appropriate—

(a) the document in Braille;

(b) the document in languages other than English and Welsh;

(c) graphical representations of the information contained in the document;

(d) other means of making the information contained in the document accessible to persons who might not otherwise have reasonable access to the information.

(3) P must, as P thinks appropriate, make available the information contained in the document in such audible form as P thinks appropriate.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to—

(a) the nomination paper; or

(b) the ballot paper.”