Citation, commencement, extent, and transitional and savings provisions E+W

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections and Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) Order 2023.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order comes into force on 31st October 2023.

(3) The following come into force on 31st January 2024—

(a) in article 2, paragraph (3) and, so far as it substitutes form 5 and form 7, paragraph (4);

(b) article 3, so far as it substitutes form D and form F;

(c) in Schedule 1, paragraphs 2(1), 3(1) and 6(1).

(4) This Order extends to England and Wales.

(5) The transitional and savings provisions in Schedule 1 have effect.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 1 in force at 31.10.2023, see art. 1(2)

Amendment of the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007 E+W

2.—(1) The Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 6 (Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms and a form of words), in paragraph (1)(k), for “E” substitute “E1”.

(3) In Schedule 1 (Welsh version of prescribed forms and a form of words), for form 2 (Welsh form of questions set out in the table in rule 35 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983(2)) substitute the corresponding form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order.

(4) In Schedule 2 (Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms and a form of words), for form 5 (official poll card), form 7 (official proxy poll card) and form 11 (proxy paper) substitute the corresponding forms in Part 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order.

Commencement Information

I2 Art. 2(1)(2) in force at 31.10.2023, see art. 1(2)

I3 Art. 2(3)(4) in force at 31.1.2024, see art. 1(3)(a)

Amendment of the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022 E+W

3.  In Part 1 of the Schedule to the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022(3), for form D (official petition notice for an elector who may sign the petition in person), form F (official petition notice for a proxy who may sign the petition in person) and form J (proxy paper) substitute the corresponding form in Schedule 3 to this Order.

Commencement Information

I4 Art. 3 in force at 31.1.2024, see art. 1(3)(b)

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Jacob Young

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

25th October 2023