Government of Wales Act 2006

[F113APower of the Secretary of State to make provision about the combination of pollsU.K.

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

(a)the combination of polls at ordinary general elections of [F2Members of the Senedd] with polls at [F3parliamentary by-elections], and

(b)the combination of polls at extraordinary general elections of [F2Members of the Senedd], and by-elections for the return of [F2Members of the Senedd], with polls at [F4parliamentary by-elections or parliamentary general elections].

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(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 [F2Members of the Senedd].

(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

F1Ss. 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)