The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) (Amendment) Order 2020

Amendment of Schedule 5 (Senedd Cymru election rules)

64.—(1) Schedule 5 (Senedd Cymru election rules) is amended as follows.

(2) In rule 14 (decisions as to validity of nomination papers)—

(a) in paragraph (4)(c), for “section 5(5) of the 1998 Act” substitute “section 7(5) of the 2006 Act”;

(b) omit paragraph (11).

(3) In rule 23 (poll to be taken by ballot)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “section 4(4) of the 1998 Act” substitute “section 6(4) of the 2006 Act”;

(b) in paragraph (2), for “sections 4(5) and (6) and 5 to 7 of the 1998 Act” substitute “sections 6(5) and 7 to 9 of the 2006 Act”;

(c) omit paragraph (3).

(4) In rule 62 (declaration of result at a constituency election), omit paragraph (5).

(5) In rule 65 (return or forfeiture of deposit)—

(a) in paragraph (8)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (i), for “section 4(7) or section 8(7) of the 1998 Act” substitute “sections 7(1) and 10(9) of the 2006 Act”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (ii), for “section 5(5) or, as the case may be section 5(6) of the 1998 Act” substitute “section 7(5) or, as the case may be section 7(6) of the 2006 Act”;

(b) omit paragraph (9).

(6) In rule 78 (vacancies: return of electoral region members)—

(a) in paragraph (11), omit “, in respect of a vacancy occurring before the 2007 Assembly general election, section 9(7)(b) of the 1998 Act and in respect of vacancies occurring after that election,”;

(b) omit paragraph (12).

(7) In paragraph (7) of rule 79 (return of Senedd members and record of returns etc)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for the words from “, section 8(6) of the 1998 Act” until the end substitute “section 10(7) of the 2006 Act; and”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for the words from “, section 9(7)(a) of the 1998 Act” until the end substitute “section 11(7)(a) of the 2006 Act.”