This Order appoints 25 February 2021 as the day on which the Political Parties Campaign Expenditure (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice 2020 comes into force (“the Code”).

The Electoral Commission prepared the Code in accordance with paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 8 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) and the Welsh Ministers have approved the draft Code, which was laid before the Senedd on the 18 December 2020.

The Code is issued by the Welsh Ministers under paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act and the Code will be published by the Electoral Commission under paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act.