The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Wales) Rules 2021

Addition of “Wales”, “Welsh”, “Cymru” or “Cymreig”

7.—(1) This rule sets out when and how a candidate may make additions in a nomination paper to a description that the candidate is permitted to use under rule 6(3) or (4).

(2) Paragraph (3) applies where—

(a) a registered name is or forms part of a description that a candidate is permitted to use under rule 6(3), and

(b) the registered name includes none of the words “Wales”, “Welsh”, “Cymru” and “Cymreig”.

(3) The candidate may do one of the following—

(a) add the word “Wales” before the name;

(b) add the word “Welsh” before the name;

(c) add the word “Cymru” after the name;

(d) add the word “Cymreig” after the name.

(4) Paragraphs (5) and (6) apply where—

(a) a registered name forms part of a description that a candidate is permitted to use under rule 6(4), and

(b) the registered name includes none of the words “Wales”, “Welsh”, “Cymru” and “Cymreig”.

(5) If the registered name is in the English version of the description (whether or not it is also in the Welsh version), the candidate may add either the word “Wales” or the word “Welsh” before the name in that version.

(6) If the registered name is in the Welsh version of the description (whether or not it is also in the English version), the candidate may add either the word “Cymru” or the word “Cymreig” after the name in that version.

(7) Paragraph (8) applies where—

(a) a registered description is or forms part of a description that a candidate is permitted to use under rule 6(3), and

(b) the registered description includes none of the words “Wales”, “Welsh”, “Cymru” and “Cymreig”.

(8) The candidate may do one of the following—

(a) add the word “Wales” at the beginning of the registered description;

(b) add the word “Welsh” at the beginning of the registered description;

(c) add the word “Cymru” at the end of the registered description;

(d) add the word “Cymreig” at the end of the registered description.

(9) For the purposes of paragraphs (3)(a) and (b) and (5), where the word “the” (or any word in another language that has the same function as the word “the”) appears at the beginning of a registered name, it must be ignored.

(10) Where a candidate adds anything to a description in a nomination paper in accordance with this rule, references in the following provisions of this Schedule to the description are references to the description with the addition.