Deddf Senedd ac Etholiadau (Cymru) 2020

16 Ceisiadau i gofrestru

(1) Mae Rheoliadau 2001 wedi eu diwygio fel a ganlyn.

(2) Yn rheoliad 24 (tystiolaeth o ran oedran a chenedligrwydd), ar ôl “Union” mewnosoder “or (for the purposes only of the registration of local government electors in Wales) a qualifying foreign citizen”.

(3) Yn rheoliad 26 (ceisiadau i gofrestru)—

(a) ar ôl paragraff (1) mewnosoder—

“(1A) In relation to the registration of local government electors in Wales, where the applicant is not able to provide the applicant’s date of birth, the statement referred to in paragraph (1)(e) must indicate whether the applicant is—

(a) under the age of 16,

(b) aged 16 or 17, or

(c) aged 18 or over.”;

(b) ym mharagraff (3), ar ôl “(1)” mewnosoder “, (1A)”;

(c) ym mharagraff (3)(ba), ar ôl “Union” mewnosoder “or (for the purposes only of the registration of local government electors in Wales) a qualifying foreign citizen”;

(d) ar ôl paragraff (3) mewnosoder—

“(3A) In relation to the registration of local government electors in Wales, the paper application form under paragraph (3) must also include an explanation of how information about applicants under the age of 16 will be held and used.”;

(e) ar ôl paragraff (9) mewnosoder—

“(9A) In relation to the registration of local government electors in Wales, paragraphs (1)(f) and (8)(a) do not apply in the case where the applicant is under the age of 16.”

(4) Yn rheoliad 26B (pŵer i ofyn am dystiolaeth ychwanegol lle nad oes gwybodaeth benodol ar gael neu lle bo’r swyddog cofrestru o’r farn bod y dystiolaeth yn angenrheidiol), ar ôl paragraff (6) mewnosoder—

“(6A) In relation to the registration of local government electors in Wales, paragraphs (2) to (6) do not apply in the case where the applicant is under the age of 16 if—

(a) there is information available to the registration officer from any educational record relating to the applicant, and

(b) that information is sufficient to satisfy the registration officer as to the applicant’s identity and entitlement to be registered.”

(5) Yn rheoliad 28 (archwilio ceisiadau a gwrthwynebiadau), ar ôl paragraff (2) mewnosoder⁠—

“(3) In relation to the registration of local government electors in Wales, this regulation does not apply to an application made by a person under the age of 16.”

(6) Yn rheoliad 29ZA (gwirio gwybodaeth a ddarparwyd mewn cais), ar ôl paragraff (6) mewnosoder—

“(6A) In relation to the registration of local government electors in Wales, this regulation does not apply to an application made by a person under the age of 16.”