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68Power to make supplementary etc provisionU.K.

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(1)The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations made by statutory instrument, make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision in connection with section 66 or regulations made under section 67.

(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, make provision about—

(a)acts or omissions in connection with an election prior to its postponement (including provision disapplying any enactment imposing criminal liability in respect of such acts or omissions);

(b)things that have yet to be done in connection with an election prior to its postponement;

(c)the conduct of elections that have been postponed or steps to be taken in respect of such elections;

(d)the manner of voting in elections that have been postponed;

(e)the terms of office of incumbent office-holders or those elected at a postponed election;

(f)the nomination of candidates;

(g)expenses incurred in relation to elections by persons other than local authorities (including the expenses of candidates);

(h)compensation for local authorities or candidates incurring additional expenditure as a result of the Act.

(3)Regulations under subsection (1) may make retrospective provision, including provision having effect in relation to times before the coming into force of this Act.

(4)The power to make regulations under subsection (1) is capable of being exercised so as to amend or repeal a provision of an Act of Parliament or of an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales.

(5)A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

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