Deddf Senedd ac Etholiadau (Cymru) 2020

27 Diwygiadau i Orchymyn Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru (Cynrychiolaeth y Bobl) 2007 LL+C

(1) Mae Gorchymyn 2007 wedi ei ddiwygio fel a ganlyn.

(2) Yn erthygl 2(1)—

(a) ar ôl y diffiniad o “qualifying Commonwealth citizen” mewnosoder—

• ““qualifying foreign citizen” means a person who—

  (a)

  is not a Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a relevant citizen of the Union, and

  (b)

  either—

  (i)

  is not a person who requires leave under the Immigration Act 1971 to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, or

  (ii)

  is such a person but for the time being has (or is, by virtue of any enactment, to be treated as having) any description of such leave;”;

(b) yn y diffiniad o “qualifying Commonwealth citizen” yn lle “indefinite leave to remain within the meaning of that Act” hyd at y diwedd rhodder “any description of such leave”;

(c) ar ddiwedd y diffiniad o “valid postal voting statement”, hepgorer “and”;

(d) ar ôl y diffiniad o “voter”, mewnosoder—

• ““voting age” means 16 years of age or over.”

(3) Yn erthygl 11 (dirprwyon yn etholiadau’r Cynulliad)—

(a) ym mharagraff (3)(b), ar ôl “Union” mewnosoder “nor a qualifying foreign citizen”;

(b) ym mharagraff (4), yn lle “eighteen” rhodder “16”.

(4) Yn erthygl 26(3)(b) (effaith cofrestrau), ar ôl is-baragraff (i) mewnosoder—

“(ia) a qualifying foreign citizen;”.

(5) Mae’r diwygiadau a ganlyn yn cael effaith at ddibenion etholiad i fod yn Aelod o’r Senedd pan gynhelir y bleidlais ar 5 Ebrill 2021 neu wedi hynny—

(a) y diwygiad a wneir gan is-adran (2)(d) i’r graddau y mae’n diffinio “voting age” yn erthygl 26(3)(a) o Orchymyn 2007;

(b) y diwygiadau a wneir gan is-adrannau (3) a (4).

Gwybodaeth Cychwyn

I1 A. 27 mewn grym ar y Cydsyniad Brenhinol, gweler a. 42(1)(b)(iii)