PART 1

Main provisions

Postponement of elections: Wales

Power to make supplementary etc provision
68
1
The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations made by statutory instrument, make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision in connection with section 66 or regulations made under section 67.
2
Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, make provision about—
a
acts or omissions in connection with an election prior to its postponement (including provision disapplying any enactment imposing criminal liability in respect of such acts or omissions);
b
things that have yet to be done in connection with an election prior to its postponement;
c
the conduct of elections that have been postponed or steps to be taken in respect of such elections;
d
the manner of voting in elections that have been postponed;
e
the terms of office of incumbent office-holders or those elected at a postponed election;
f
the nomination of candidates;
g
expenses incurred in relation to elections by persons other than local authorities (including the expenses of candidates);
h
compensation for local authorities or candidates incurring additional expenditure as a result of the Act.
3
Regulations under subsection (1) may make retrospective provision, including provision having effect in relation to times before the coming into force of this Act.
4
The power to make regulations under subsection (1) is capable of being exercised so as to amend or repeal a provision of an Act of Parliament or of an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales.
5
A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.