The Valuation Tribunal for Wales (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Amendment to the 2010 Regulations

15.  In Schedule 2 (election procedure)—

(a) omit paragraph 6;

(b) for paragraph 7 substitute—

“7.   Nominations must be—

(a) made by a candidate to the chief executive; and

(b) accompanied by a statement of no less than 250 words and no more than 500 words supplied for circulation with the notice of poll.”;

(c) for paragraph 8 substitute—

“8.   If the number of candidates for a vacancy does not exceed the number of vacancies, the candidate or candidates are to be appointed.”;

(d) for paragraph 9 substitute—

“9.   If the number of candidates exceed the number of vacancies, an election by voting papers (a poll) must be held.”;

(e) omit paragraph 11;

(f) in paragraph 12—

(i) for “regional” where it first appears substitute “national”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (a)(i) omit the words from “, who was appointed” to “representative arises”;

(iii) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) the member or members elected as national representative will be the member or members with the highest number of votes cast, up to the number of national representatives to be elected.”;

(g) in paragraph 14 omit “at least 21 days”;

(h) for paragraph 15(c) substitute—

“(c) be accompanied by any statement supplied by a candidate under paragraph 7(b).”;

(i) omit paragraphs 17 to 19;

(j) omit paragraph 22;

(k) in paragraph 24, omit sub-paragraphs (2) to (4);

(l) in paragraph 25—

(i) omit sub-paragraph (2);

(ii) in sub-paragraph (3)—

(aa) after “means” insert “a member of the Valuation Tribunal who is a member on the date on which the notice of poll is sent.”;

(bb) omit paragraphs (a) to (c);

(iii) omit sub-paragraphs (4) and (5).