SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Assembly Commission

Promotion of awareness of election system and devolved government

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1

The Assembly Commission may promote public awareness of—

a

the current or any pending system for the election of Assembly members, and

b

the current or any pending system of devolved government in Wales.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph and paragraph 6 a system is “pending” if arrangements for giving effect to it have been made by any enactment but the arrangements are not yet in force.

3

The Assembly Commission may exercise its power under sub-paragraph (1) in such manner as it thinks fit but may, in particular, do so by—

a

carrying out programmes of education or information to promote public awareness, or

b

making grants to other persons or bodies for the purpose of enabling them to carry out such programmes.

4

Any grant under sub-paragraph (3)(b) may be made subject to such conditions as the Assembly Commission considers appropriate.