# Government of Wales Act 2006, Section 17A: Exception from disqualification by virtue of being an MP: recently elected members

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A person returned at an election as a Member of the Senedd is not disqualified under section 16(1)(za) (disqualification by virtue of being an MP) at any time in the period of 8 days beginning with the day the person is so returned.
(2) Subsection (3) applies where a person—
(a) is returned at an election as a Member of the Senedd,
(b) on being so returned is a candidate for election to the House of Commons, and
(c) is subsequently returned at that election as a member of that House.
(3) The person is not disqualified under section 16(1)(za) at any time in the period of 8 days beginning with the day the person is returned as a member of the House of Commons.
(4) A person is a “candidate for election to the House of Commons” if the person's nomination paper for election as a member of the House of Commons has been delivered to the returning officer under rule 6 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (parliamentary election rules).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/section/17A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-2006/section-17A
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