EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order modifies (for a limited period) the National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 in line with the transitional arrangements for the implementation of individual electoral registration under the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013. It modifies the provisions relating to the mandatory signature refresh for absent voters so that the absent voters who would otherwise be requested to provide a new example of their signature in January 2014 will instead be requested to do so between 1st and 19th August 2013.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.