{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-miscellaneous-and-consequential-amendments-wales-regulations-2022/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-miscellaneous-and-consequential-amendments-wales-regulations-2022/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2022/263",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-miscellaneous-and-consequential-amendments-wales-regulations-2022",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Local Government, Wales\nRepresentation Of The People, Wales\nMade 9th March 2022\nComing into force 10th March 2022\nThe Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36A(1) to (6) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, by paragraphs 4(2)(c) and 6(7) and (8) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 and by section 173(1) and (2) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 make the following Regulations.\nIn accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Welsh Ministers have consulted with the Electoral Commission. In accordance with section 36A(7) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, the Welsh Ministers have also consulted such other persons as they considered appropriate.\nIn accordance with sections 36A(10) and 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 2. Section 36A was inserted by section 13(3) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1). The power to make rules under section 36A may be exercised to make regulations by virtue of section 39(1) of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 2. Functions of the Secretary of State under that Act, so far as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by S.I. 2018/644. Paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 was amended by section 14 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22). For the definition of “prescribed” in Schedule 4, see paragraph 1(2) of that Schedule and section 202(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2021 asc 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "2000 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 provides that Schedule 4 has effect as if it were contained in Part 1 of the Representation of the People Act 1983."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "See also section 40 of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 for provision about the procedure that applies to this instrument."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/263/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:07:36.161565+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}