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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.