Welsh Statutory Instruments
Local Government, Wales
Representation Of The People, Wales
Made
15 December 2021
Coming into force
17 December 2021
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 89(6) of the Local Government Act 1972(1) and sections 36A(1), (3) to (6) and (9) and 187(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(2), make the following Rules.
In accordance with section 36A(7) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, the Welsh Ministers have consulted such persons as they considered appropriate.
In accordance with section 36A(10) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Rules applied (with modifications) (10.3.2022) by S.I. 2007/236, Sch. 4 Pt. 4 (as substituted by The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 5 (with reg. 12(f)))
1972 c. 70. Section 89(6) was amended by paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1).
1983 c. 2. Section 36A was inserted by section 13(3) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021. Section 187(1) was amended by paragraph 64 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50), paragraph 124 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) and by paragraph 2(16) of Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.