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The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Wales) Rules 2021
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Schedule 2 Paragraph 3:
- Sch. 1 rule 22(3A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(3)(b)
- Sch. 1 rule 28(1A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(4)(b)
- Sch. 1 rule 31(7)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(5)(c)
- Sch. 1 rule 32(9A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(6)(b)
- Sch. 1 rule 32(12) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(6)(d)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 4A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 4(2)
- Sch. 1 Appendix 2A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 1
- Sch. 1 Appendix 4A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 2
- Sch. 1 Appendix 5A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 3
- Sch. 1 Appendix 6A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 4
- Sch. 1 rule 21(2) substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(2)
- Sch. 1 rule 22(3) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(3)(a)
- Sch. 1 rule 32(11) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(6)(c)
- Sch. 1 rule 62(2)(c) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 5(a)
- Sch. 1 rule 62(2)(d) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 5(b)
- Sch. 1 rule 28(1)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(4)(a)
- Sch. 1 rule 31(4) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(5)(a)
- Sch. 1 rule 31(6)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(5)(b)
- Sch. 1 rule 32(9) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(6)(a)
- Sch. 2 rule 22(3A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(3)(b)
- Sch. 2 rule 28(1A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(4)(b)
- Sch. 2 rule 31(8)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(5)(c)
- Sch. 2 rule 32(11A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(6)(b)
- Sch. 2 rule 32(13A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(6)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 8(2)
- Sch. 2 Appendix 2A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 5
- Sch. 2 Appendix 4A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 6
- Sch. 2 Appendix 5A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 7
- Sch. 2 Appendix 6A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 8
- Sch. 2 rule 21(2) substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(2)
- Sch. 2 rule 22(3) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 rule 32(13) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(6)(c)
- Sch. 2 rule 66(2)(c) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 9(a)
- Sch. 2 rule 66(2)(d) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 9(b)
- Sch. 2 rule 28(1)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(4)(a)
- Sch. 2 rule 31(4) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(5)(a)
- Sch. 2 rule 31(6)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(5)(b)
- Sch. 2 rule 32(11) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(6)(a)
- Sch. 2 rule 54(3) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 11
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Instrument associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Instrument (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. 1 rule 22(3A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(3)(b)
- Sch. 1 rule 28(1A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(4)(b)
- Sch. 1 rule 31(7)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(5)(c)
- Sch. 1 rule 32(9A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(6)(b)
- Sch. 1 rule 32(12) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(6)(d)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 4A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 4(2)
- Sch. 1 Appendix 2A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 1
- Sch. 1 Appendix 4A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 2
- Sch. 1 Appendix 5A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 3
- Sch. 1 Appendix 6A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 4
- Sch. 1 rule 21(2) substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(2)
- Sch. 1 rule 22(3) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(3)(a)
- Sch. 1 rule 32(11) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(6)(c)
- Sch. 1 rule 62(2)(c) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 5(a)
- Sch. 1 rule 62(2)(d) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 5(b)
- Sch. 1 rule 28(1)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(4)(a)
- Sch. 1 rule 31(4) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(5)(a)
- Sch. 1 rule 31(6)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(5)(b)
- Sch. 1 rule 32(9) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 3(6)(a)
- Sch. 2 rule 22(3A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(3)(b)
- Sch. 2 rule 28(1A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(4)(b)
- Sch. 2 rule 31(8)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(5)(c)
- Sch. 2 rule 32(11A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(6)(b)
- Sch. 2 rule 32(13A) inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(6)(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 4A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 8(2)
- Sch. 2 Appendix 2A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 5
- Sch. 2 Appendix 4A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 6
- Sch. 2 Appendix 5A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 7
- Sch. 2 Appendix 6A inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 Sch. 8
- Sch. 2 rule 21(2) substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(2)
- Sch. 2 rule 22(3) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 rule 32(13) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(6)(c)
- Sch. 2 rule 66(2)(c) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 9(a)
- Sch. 2 rule 66(2)(d) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 9(b)
- Sch. 2 rule 28(1)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(4)(a)
- Sch. 2 rule 31(4) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(5)(a)
- Sch. 2 rule 31(6)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(5)(b)
- Sch. 2 rule 32(11) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 7(6)(a)
- Sch. 2 rule 54(3) words substituted by S.I. 2023/1064 rule 11
Notice of electionE+W
3.—(1) The returning officer must publish notice of the election.
(2) The notice must state—
(a)the number of councillors to be returned for each electoral ward in the principal area,
(b)the date of the poll in the event of a contest,
(c)the place where, and the times at which, forms of nomination paper may be obtained and information about how and when forms of nomination paper may be obtained online,
(d)the latest time for the delivery of nomination papers, and
(e)the place where nomination papers may be delivered and the times at which they may be delivered to that place.
(3) The notice must also state the date by which applications to vote by post or by proxy, and other applications and notices about postal or proxy voting, must reach the registration officer in order to be effective for the election.
(4) The place specified in the notice as the place where forms of nomination paper may be obtained, and where they may be delivered, must be at the offices of the council for the principal area.
(5) The returning officer must also include in the notice an electronic delivery statement.
(6) An electronic delivery statement is a statement that nomination papers may be delivered—
(a)by being sent electronically to an email address in accordance with arrangements set out in the statement,
(b)by submission online in accordance with arrangements set out in the statement, or
(c)either by being sent electronically as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or by submission online as mentioned in sub-paragraph (b).
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