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

Article 68(6)

SCHEDULE 8 Use for Assembly Election Meetings of Rooms in School Premises and of Meeting Rooms

Use of rooms in school premises

1.—(1) Any arrangements for the use of a room in school premises shall be made with the local education authority maintaining the school or, in the case of a room in the premises of a foundation or voluntary aided school, with the governing body of the school.

(2) Any question—

(a) as to the rooms in school premises which a candidate in any Assembly constituency or electoral region is entitled to use,

(b) as to the times at which he is entitled to use them, or

(c) as to the notice which is reasonable,

shall be determined by the Secretary of State.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1) the reference to a foundation or voluntary aided school includes a reference to a grant maintained school.

Lists of rooms in school premises

2.—(1) Every local education authority shall prepare and revise for its area lists of the rooms in school premises which candidates in any Assembly constituency or electoral region at an election for that constituency or electoral region are entitled to use.

(2) In relation to an Assembly constituency, the list shall include the rooms in premises within any of the authority’s area outside, as well as those in premises in, the constituency.

Lists of meeting rooms

3.—(1)  Each county and county borough council shall prepare and revise for its area a list of the meeting rooms which candidates in any Assembly constituency or electoral region at an election for that Assembly constituency or electoral region are entitled to use.

(2) The list shall indicate the person to whom applications for the use of such a room are to be made in each case.

(3) The list shall not include any room if the person maintaining it disputes the right of candidates in the Assembly constituency or electoral region to use it.

Lists to be kept by registration officer etc

4.  The lists of rooms in school premises and of meeting rooms prepared for each Assembly constituency and electoral region shall be kept by the registration officer, and those lists and particulars of any change made on their revision shall (where necessary) be forwarded to him accordingly.

Inspection etc of lists

5.  In the event of notice of election being published in accordance with the Table in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 5 any person stating himself to be, or to be authorised by—

(a) an individual candidate or his election agent, or

(b) a party list candidate or the election agent for a group of party list candidates,

shall be entitled at all reasonable hours to inspect those lists or a copy of them.