Part 1 U.K.National Assembly for Wales

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 1 modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 13(5), 19(1)

Franchise and conduct of elections U.K.

[F1 13APower of the Secretary of State to make provision about the combination of polls U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for—

(a) the combination of polls at ordinary general elections of Assembly members with polls at the elections listed in subsection (2), and

(b) the combination of polls at extraordinary general elections of Assembly members, and by-elections for the return of Assembly members, with polls at the elections listed in subsections (2) and (3).

(2) The elections are—

(a) early parliamentary general elections,

(b) parliamentary by-elections, and

(c) European Parliamentary by-elections.

(3) The elections are—

(a) parliamentary general elections, and

(b) European Parliamentary general elections.

(4) The Secretary of State may not make regulations under this section without the agreement of the Welsh Ministers.

(5) Regulations under this section may—

(a) apply or incorporate, with or without modifications or exceptions, any provision made by or under the election enactments, and

(b) modify any form contained in, or in regulations or rules made under, the Representation of the People Acts so far as may be necessary to enable it to be used both for the original purpose and in relation to elections of Assembly members.

(6) In subsection (5)(a) “"the election enactments”” has the meaning given by section 13(5).

(7) No regulations are to be made under this section unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing them has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 13, 13A substituted for s. 13 (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 5(1), 71(4) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(b)