PART 6GENERAL
39Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc.
1
If the Welsh Ministers consider it appropriate for the purposes of, in consequence of, or for giving full effect to any provision of this Act, they may by regulations make—
a
supplemental, incidental or consequential provision;
b
transitional, transitory or saving provision.
2
Regulations under subsection (1) may amend, modify, repeal or revoke any enactment (including an enactment contained in this Act).
40Regulations under this Act
1
A power to make regulations under this Act—
a
is exercisable by statutory instrument;
b
includes the power to make different provision for different purposes;
c
includes the power to make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision.
2
A statutory instrument to which this subsection applies may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Senedd.
3
Subsection (2) applies to a statutory instrument containing—
a
regulations under section 15(1) (invitations to register: further provision about persons under the age of 16) or section 39 (power to make consequential and transitional provision etc.) that amend, repeal or modify provision in—
i
an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament,
ii
a Measure passed under Part 3 of the 2006 Act, or
iii
an Act passed under Part 4 of the 2006 Act;
b
regulations under section 26(1).
4
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act to which subsection (2) does not apply is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Senedd.
41General interpretation
In this Act—
“1983 Act” (“Deddf 1983”) means the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2);
“2001 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2001”) means the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/341);
“2006 Act” (“Deddf 2006”) means the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32);
“2007 Order” (“Gorchymyn 2007”) means the National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/236);
“enactment” (“deddfiad”) means an enactment whenever enacted or made;
“registration officer” (“swyddog cofrestru”) means a registration officer appointed by a local authority under section 8(2A) of the 1983 Act;
“Senedd” means Senedd Cymru.
42Coming into force
1
The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—
a
Part 1 (section 1);
b
in Part 3—
i
section 10, but that section has effect in accordance with section 10(4);
ii
section 11, but that section has effect in accordance with section 11(2);
iii
section 27, but subsections (2)(d), (3) and (4) of that section have effect in accordance with section 27(5);
c
Part 4 (sections 29 to 35 and Schedule 3), but it only has effect for the purposes of a Senedd election at which the poll is held on or after 5 April 2021;
d
in Part 5, sections 37 and 38;
e
this Part (sections 39 to 43).
2
Part 2 (sections 2 to 9 and Schedule 1) comes into force on 6 May 2020.
3
In Part 3—
a
sections 12 to 26 come into force on 1 June 2020;
b
section 28 and Schedule 2 come into force on a day appointed by the Welsh Ministers in an order made by statutory instrument.
4
An order under subsection (3)(b) may include transitional, transitory or saving provision.
5
In Part 5, section 36 comes into force on the day of the first Senedd election at which the poll is held on or after 5 April 2021.
43Short title
The short title of this Act is the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020.