Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021

PART 2 Subordinate legislation

Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/341)

16 (1) The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 32(1) after “(aza),” insert “(azaa),”.

(3) In regulation 42—

(a) in paragraph (1), after “(3),” insert “(3A),”;

(b) after paragraph (3), insert—

“(3A) To indicate that a qualifying foreign citizen is registered only in the register of local government electors in Wales, the letter “M” shall be placed against the person’s entry.”

(4) In regulation 65(b)—

(a) omit “or (3AB)”;

(b) after “section 36” insert “or subsection (1) of section 36B”.

Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/294)

17 (1) The Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 2004 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4(10), in the definition of “relevant enactment”, in paragraph (b)—

(a) omit “(3AB) or”;

(b) after ”(3AC)” insert “, or section 36B(1)”.

(3) In regulation 5(1)—

(a) in paragraph (c), after “election” insert “in England,”;

(b) after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca) at a local government election in Wales, by those rules in the rules made under section 36A of the 1983 Act which correspond to the rules specified in paragraph (2);”.

(4) In regulation 6—

(a) in paragraph (1)(c)—

(i) after “section 36” insert “of the 1983 Act”;

(ii) omit “and Wales”;

(iii) before “of the 1983 ” insert “and subsections (1) to (3) of section 36C”;

(iv) after “Act” insert “(local elections in Wales)”;

(b) in paragraph (2) after “section 36(6)” insert “and section 36C(3)”;

(c) in paragraph (4)—

(i) omit “, (3AB)”;

(ii) after “(3AC)” insert “or section 36B(1)”.

Business Improvement Districts (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1312)

18 In regulation 6(1) of the Business Improvement Districts (Wales) Regulations 2005 (ballot holder), for the words from “whom” to the end substitute “who, by virtue of section 35(1A) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, is the returning officer for elections to the relevant billing authority”.

Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006 (S.I. 2006/3304)

19 (1) The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006 are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 2, in rule 26 (equipment and documents to be provided at polling stations in local government elections)—

(a) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A) In the case of an election of councillors of a principal area in Wales, the returning officer must cause to be displayed at each polling station an enlarged sample copy of the ballot paper.

(4B) The enlarged sample copy displayed may include a translation of the words on the ballot paper into such languages other than English and Welsh as the returning officer considers appropriate.”;

(b) in paragraph (5)(a)—

(i) at the beginning insert “in the case of an election of councillors of a principal area in England,”;

(ii) omit “and”;

(c) after paragraph (5)(a) insert—

“(aa) in the case of an election of councillors of a principal area in Wales, an enlarged hand-held sample copy of the ballot paper for the assistance of voters who are partially sighted; and”;

(d) after paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A) The sample copy of the ballot paper referred to in paragraph (4A) and (5)(aa) must be clearly marked as specimen and provided only for the guidance of voters.”

(3) In Schedule 3, in rule 26 (equipment and documents to be provided at polling stations in local government election where poll combined with other polls)—

(a) after paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A) In relation to an election of councillors of a principal area in Wales the returning officer must cause to be displayed inside each polling station an enlarged sample copy of the ballot paper.

(5B) The enlarged sample copy displayed may include a translation of the words on the ballot paper into such languages other than English and Welsh as the returning officer considers appropriate.”;

(b) in paragraph (6)(a)—

(i) at the beginning insert “In relation to an election of councillors of a principal area in England,”;

(ii) at the end omit “and”;

(c) after paragraph (6)(a) insert—

“(aa) in relation to an election of councillors of a principal area in Wales, an enlarged hand-held sample copy of the ballot paper for the assistance of voters who are partially sighted; and”;

(d) after paragraph (6) insert—

“(6A) The sample copy of the ballot paper referred to in paragraph (5A) and (6)(aa) must be—

(a) clearly marked as specimen and provided only for the guidance of voters, and

(b) printed on the same colour paper as the ballot papers.”