The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) Order 2017

Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 145

Representation Of The People, Wales

The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) Order 2017

Made

8th February 2017

Laid before Parliament

13th February 2017

Coming into force in accordance with article 2

The Minister for the Cabinet Office(1) makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26(2) (as applied by section 22 of the Representation of the People Act 1985(2)) and section 27(3) and (4) of the Welsh Language Act 1993(3).

(1)

The Minister for the Cabinet Office is the Minister responsible for the execution of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006 (S.I. 2006/3305) and is therefore “the appropriate minister” for the purposes of section 27(4) of the Welsh Language Act 1993 (c. 38). Under section 199ZA of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), the functions of the Secretary of State under that Act are exercisable concurrently with the Minister for the Cabinet Office. Section 199ZA was substituted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997).

(2)

1985 c. 50. Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 was substituted by section 35(5) of the Welsh Language Act 1993.

(3)

1993 c. 38.