F1PART 4ATaking preventative measures when election campaigning

Requirement to take all reasonable measures to minimise the risk of exposure to coronavirus when election campaigning18A.

(1)

A person responsible for carrying out or facilitating an activity which involves participating in a gathering for the purposes of persuading or dissuading any person to vote in a particular manner in an election must—

(a)

take all reasonable measures to minimise the risk of—

(i)

any person involved in the activity being exposed to coronavirus, and

(ii)

the spread of coronavirus by any such person, and

(b)

in taking those measures, have regard to any guidance about them issued by the Welsh Ministers.

(2)

The measures to be taken under paragraph (1)(a)—

F2(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

may include taking F3measures which limit close physical interaction between persons participating in the gathering, in particular face-to-face interaction, and measures to maintain hygiene such as—

(i)

limiting the number of persons participating in the gathering;

(ii)

wearing face coverings;

(iii)

limiting the number of persons handling leaflets or other materials.

(3)

The Welsh Ministers—

(a)

may revise guidance issued under paragraph (1)(b), and

(b)

must publish the guidance (and any revisions).