Deddf Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru) 2024

4 Darpariaeth sy’n gysylltiedig â’r ddyletswydd i gofrestru etholwyr llywodraeth leol cymwys

(1) Mae Deddf 1983 wedi ei diwygio fel a ganlyn.

(2) Yn adran 9 (cofrestrau etholwyr), ar ôl is-adran (2) mewnosoder—

“(2A) Subject to any other provision of this Act, each register of local government electors for an area in Wales must also contain the names of persons who are registered in accordance with section 9ZA(5) along with the information mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (2) relating to those persons.”

(3) Yn adran 9E (cadw cofrestrau: gwahoddiadau i gofrestru ym Mhrydain Fawr), ar ôl is-adran (1) mewnosoder—

“(1A) The duty of a registration officer under subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the registration of a person in a register of local government electors for an area in Wales if—

(a) the registration officer has yet to complete any steps prescribed under section 53 in connection with the duty in section 9ZA(3) as it relates to the person or is otherwise yet to decide whether the duty in section 9ZA applies to the person,

(b) the duty in section 9ZA(3) applies in relation to the person and the notice period under that section has not ended, or

(c) the duty in section 9ZA(5) applies in relation to the person.”

(4) Yn adran 13A(1) (gwneud newidiadau i gofrestrau), ar ôl paragraff (zb) mewnosoder—

“(zc) in the case of a registration officer for a local government area in Wales, is required by section 9ZA(5) to enter a person in the register;”.

(5) Yn adran 13AB(1) (gwneud newidiadau i gofrestrau: dyddiadau cyhoeddi interim), ym mharagraff (a) ar ôl “(zb),” mewnosoder “(zc),”.

(6) Yn adran 13B(2) (gwneud newidiadau i gofrestrau: etholiadau sydd yn yr arfaeth), ym mharagraff (a) ar ôl “(zb),” mewnosoder “(zc),”.

(7) Yn adran 53 (pŵer i wneud rheoliadau o ran cofrestru etc.), ar ôl is-adran (8) mewnosoder—

“(8A) Provision made by regulations relating to the matters specified in paragraph 1A(1)(aa) of Schedule 2—

(a) may only be made by the Welsh Ministers;

(b) may not include provision that would require the consent of the appropriate Minister under paragraph 8(1)(a) or (c), 10 or 11 of Schedule 7B to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) if the provision were included in an Act of Senedd Cymru;

(c) may not include provision that would require consultation of the appropriate Minister under paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 7B to that Act if the provision were included in an Act of Senedd Cymru.”

(8) Yn adran 56(1) (apelau cofrestru: Cymru a Lloegr), ar ôl paragraff (aa) mewnosoder—

“(azaa) from any decision of a registration officer for a local government area in Wales to register a person under section 9ZA(5);”

(9) Yn Atodlen 2 (darpariaethau y caniateir eu cynnwys mewn rheoliadau o ran cofrestru etc.)—

(a) ym mharagraff 1A(1), ar ôl paragraff (a) mewnosoder—

“(aa) to decide whether a person is eligible to be included in the register for the purpose of section 9ZA,”;

(b) ar ôl paragraff 1B mewnosoder—

“1C Provision authorising or requiring a registration officer maintaining a register of local government electors for an area in Wales to take specified steps for the purpose of deciding whether a person is eligible to be included in the register for the purpose of section 9ZA.”

(c) ym mharagraff 10, ar ôl is-baragraff (2) mewnosoder—

“(3) This paragraph does not apply to a register of local government electors for an area in Wales.”

(d) ym mharagraff 10B, ar ôl is-baragraff (3) mewnosoder—

“(4) Paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a register of local government electors for an area in Wales.”