The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026
W.S.I. 2026/80 · Made 11 March 2026 · Extends to England and Wales
representation of the people, wales
PUBLIC BODIES, wales
Made 11 March 2026
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 72(4) and (6) of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024f1, and having complied with the requirements of section 72(5), make the following Order.
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Footnotes
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Contents
1Title and interpretationI1
The title of this Order is the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026.
In this Order, “the Act” means the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024.
2Provisions coming into force ...F2I1
The following provisions of the Act come into force on F1the day on which the Representation of the People (Electoral Registration without Applications) (Electoral Reform) (Wales) Regulations 2026 come into force—
section 3 (duty to register local government electors);
section 4 (provision connected to the duty to register eligible local government electors).
Signature
Jayne Bryant
Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
11 March 2026
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is the third commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (“the Act”).
Article 2 of this Order brings into force sections 3 (duty to register local government electors) and 4 (provision connected to the duty to register eligible local government electors) of the Act on 1 October 2026.
These sections have been brought into force following the completion of the requirements contained in section 72(5) of the Act.