# The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2024, Article 2: Provisions coming into force on 1 January 2025


The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 January 2025—
(a) section 1 (Electoral Management Board of Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru);
(b) section 2 and Part 1 of Schedule 1 (minor and consequential amendments);
(c) section 26 (Welsh elections information platform);
(d) section 28 (financial assistance schemes to promote diversity in persons seeking elected office);
(e) section 29 (excluded persons);
(f) section 31 (interpretation of Chapter 4 of Part 1);
(g) section 32 (notional expenditure: candidates in local government elections);
(h) section 33 (notional and third party expenditure: Senedd Cymru elections);
(i) section 34 (codes of practice on expenses);
(j) section 35 (authorised persons not required to pay through election agent);
(k) section 36 (restriction on which third parties may incur controlled expenditure);
(l) section 37 (third parties capable of giving notification);
(m) section 38 (code of practice on controls relating to third parties);
(n) section 39 and Part 3 of Schedule 1 (minor and consequential amendments);
(o) section 67 (Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: governance and audit committee);
(p) section 68 (Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: power to charge).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/1337/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/elections-and-elected-bodies-wales-act-2024-commencement-no-1-order-2024/article-2
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