(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order corrects errors in Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Elections and Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1137). This Order amends the transitional provisions in that Schedule to provide for additional modifications of the postal poll card and proxy postal poll card to be used for parliamentary elections in Wales for which (a) the notice of election is published on or after 31st January 2024 and (b) the date of poll is on or before 1st May 2024. Additional modifications are also added for the equivalent petition notices to be used for certain recall petitions in Wales under the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (c. 25) within the same period. The modifications provide for the correct description of criminal offences under section 61(3B) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) (and equivalent legislation) to be included on those poll cards and notices.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.