2023 No. 1318 (W. 235)
The Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) (Wales) Regulations 2023
Made
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 13(1)(a) and 201(1) and (3) of the Representation of the People Act 19831 (“the 1983 Act”) and now exercisable by them2.
The Welsh Ministers have consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20003.
Title, commencement, application and interpretation1
1
The title of these Regulations is the Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) (Wales) Regulations 2023.
2
These Regulations come into force on 11 December 2023.
3
These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
4
In these Regulations, “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983.
Date for publication of revised registers for the year 20242
1
This regulation applies to the requirement under section 13(1)(a) of the 1983 Act for registration officers to publish, for the year 2024, revised versions of the registers maintained under section 9(1)(b) of the 1983 Act6.
2
The date for the end of the period described in section 13(1)(a) of the 1983 Act, being the period during which the revised registers must be published, is 1 February 2025.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)