# The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024​ (Amendment to Commencement Order No. 3) Order 2026

W.S.I. 2026/117 · made 17 September 2026

This Order amends article 2 of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026, the third commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (“the Act”), by substituting a new coming into force provision for sections 3 and 4 of the Act.

Made under: Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Section 72, Contents)

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## Introductory text

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, WALES
PUBLIC BODIES, WALES
Made 17 September 2026
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 72 (4) and (6) of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024, make the following Order.

## 1 Title

The title of this Order is the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024​ (Amendment to Commencement Order No. 3) Order 2026.

## 2 Amendment to the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024​ (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026

The following provisions of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024​ (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026 are amended as follows—
(a) in the heading of article 2 (provisions coming into force on 1 October 2026) omit “on 1 October 2026”;
(b) in article 2 for “1 October 2026” substitute “the day on which the Representation of the People (Electoral Registration​ without Applications) (Electoral Reform) (Wales) Regulations​ 2026 come into force”.

## Signature

Siân Gwenllian
Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, one of the Welsh Ministers​
17 September 2026

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends article 2 of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026, the third commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (“the Act”), by substituting a new coming into force provision for sections 3 and 4 of the Act.
Article 2 of this Order provides that sections 3 (duty to register local government electors) and 4 (provision connected to the duty to register eligible local government electors) of the Act, that were due come into force on 1 October 2026, will now come into force on the day on which the Representation of the People (Electoral Registration without Applications) (Electoral Reform) (Wales) Regulations 2026 come into force.

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