The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 1999

Candidate reported guilty of corrupt or illegal practice

121.—(1) If a candidate who has been elected is reported by an election court personally guilty or guilty by his agents of any corrupt or illegal practice his election shall be void.

(2) If paragraph (1) applies in relation to a constituency election, the candidate at that election shall also be incapable from the date of the report of being elected to and sitting in the Assembly for—

(a) the Assembly constituency for which the election was held,

(b) any other Assembly constituency in the Assembly electoral region in which the first mentioned constituency is situated,

(c) the Assembly electoral region in which the first mentioned constituency is situated, or

(d) any Assembly constituency or electoral region which includes the whole or any part of the first mentioned constituency as constituted for the purposes of the election (or any other Assembly constituency in that Assembly electorial region),

for the period set out in paragraph (4) as is applicable to that candidate.

(3) If paragraph (1) applies in relation to a regional election, the candidate at that election shall also be incapable from the date of the report of being elected to and sitting in the Assembly for—

(a) the Assembly electoral region for which the election was held,

(b) any Assembly constituency situated in that electoral region, or

(c) any Assembly constituency or electoral region which includes the whole or any part of the first mentioned electoral region as constituted for the purposes of the election (or any other Assembly constituency in that second mentioned Assembly electoral region),

for the period set out in paragraph (4) as is applicable to that candidate.

(4) Where paragraph (2) or (3) applies the period of incapacity for the candidate from the date of the report shall be—

(a) ten years if reported personally guilty of a corrupt practice,

(b) seven years if reported guilty by his agents of a corrupt practice or personally guilty of an illegal practice, or

(c) for the period ending with the next ordinary election of the Assembly if reported guilty by his agents of an illegal practice.

(5) The provisions of this article as to the consequences of the report that a candidate was guilty by his agents of a corrupt or illegal practice have effect subject to the express provisions of this Order relating to particular acts which are declared to be corrupt or illegal practices.