The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003

Regional election determined to be void by election court

100.—(1) Where by virtue of article 98 the election court determine that a regional election was void, the presiding officer of the Assembly shall (subject to paragraph (3)) forthwith after receipt of the certificate from the election court under article 98(3) —

(a) fix a date in accordance with paragraph (2) for a poll to be held at another election in the Assembly electoral region for which the regional election is determined to be void, and

(b) send a notice in accordance with paragraph (4) to the returning officer for the Assembly electoral region in which the election was held.

(2) The date fixed shall not be later than three months after receipt of the certificate from the election court.

(3) But an election shall not be held if it appears to the presiding officer of the Assembly that the latest date which may be fixed for the poll would fall within the period of three months preceding an ordinary election.

(4) A notice under paragraph (1)(b) shall—

(a) state that the election has been determined to be void,

(b) require that the election is held again for the purpose of returning the members for that Assembly electoral region, and

(c) state the date fixed for the poll at the election.

(5) The regional returning officer shall on receipt of notice under paragraph (1)(b) inform each constituency returning officer for an Assembly constituency in the Assembly electoral region as to the contents of that notice.

(6) The results of the constituency elections in the Assembly electoral region for which the election is held at the last ordinary election shall have effect for the purposes of ascertaining the results of the regional election.