SCHEDULE 1MODIFICATIONS OF ENACTMENTS

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 200099

1

Schedule 9 (limits on campaign expenditure) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 1 (introductory: interpretation), for sub-paragraph (1)(c) substitute—

c

“an ordinary general election to the National Assembly for Wales” means an election held under section 3 of the Government of Wales Act 2006;

ca

“an extraordinary general election to the National Assembly for Wales” means an election held under section 5 of the Government of Wales Act 2006;

3

For the heading preceding paragraph 6, substitute “General elections to the National Assembly for Wales”.

4

Paragraph 6 is amended as follows —

a

in sub-paragraph (1), for “an ordinary election to the Welsh Assembly” substitute “an ordinary or extra ordinary general election to the National Assembly for Wales”;

b

in sub-paragraph (3) for “ For the purposes of this paragraph” substitute “In the case of an ordinary general election”;

c

in sub-paragraph (4)(a), for “section 3(2) of the Government of Wales Act 1998” substitute “section 3(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006”;

d

in sub-paragraph (4)(b) and (c)—

i

for “section 3(2) of that Act”, in each place, substitute “section 3 (1) of that Act”; and

ii

for “section 3(3) of that Act” substitute” section 4(1) of that Act “ ;

e

in the words after sub-paragraph (4)(c) for “section 3(2) of that Act” substitute “section 3(1) of that Act”; and

f

after sub-paragraph (4) , add —

5

In the case of an extraordinary general election, “the relevant period” for the purposes of this paragraph is the period beginning with the date when the Secretary of State proposes a date for the poll for the election under section 5(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 and ending with the date of the poll for the election.