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The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Welsh Forms) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/1234 · Made 29 April 2004

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REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, WALES

Made 29th April 2004

Laid before Parliament 30th April 2004

Coming into force 4th May 2004

The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993f1, as modified by section 22 of the Representation of the People Act 1985f2, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1993 c. 38.

f2

1985 c. 50.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and application
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Welsh versions of prescribed forms
  4. 4Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms
  5. 5Adaptation
  6. Signature
  7. Schedule: FORMS
  8. Part 1: Forms in Welsh
  9. QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO A PERSON APPLYING AS AN ELECTOR FOR A BALLOT PAPER
  10. QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO A PERSON APPLYING AS A PROXY FOR A BALLOT PAPER
  11. FURTHER QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO A PERSON APPLYING AS A PROXY FOR A BALLOT PAPER
  12. Form of nomination paper
  13. Form of candidate’s consent to nomination
  14. Back of form
  15. Form of certificate of employmentFfurflen tystysgrif cyflogaeth
  16. Form of declaration to be made by the companion ofFfurflen datganiad i'w wneud gan gydymaith pleidleisiwr gydag anableddau
  17. Part 2: Forms partly in Welsh and partly in English
  18. Ffurflen adnabod
  19. Cefn y Vurflen
  20. Ffurflen i’w defnyddio pan fydd dosbarthu a derbyn papurau pleidleisio trwy’r post ar wahaˆn
  21. Cerdyn pleidleisio swyddogol etholwr
  22. Cefn y cerdyn
  23. Cerdyn pleidleisio swyddogol dirprwy
  24. Ffurf cyfarwyddiadau i arwain pleidleiswyr wrth bleidleisio
  25. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and application

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Welsh Forms) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 4th May 2004.

(2)

This Order applies to local government elections in Wales only.

2Interpretation

In this Order—

  • “community council election” means an election conducted under the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986f1;

  • “European Parliamentary election” shall have the same meaning as in section 27(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985;

  • “mayoral election” means an election conducted under the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2002f2;

  • “relevant election or referendum” means one or more of the following—

    1. (i)

      a Parliamentary electionf3;

    2. (ii)

      a European Parliamentary election;

    3. (iii)

      a community council election;

    4. (iv)

      a mayoral election; and

    5. (v)

      a referendum,

    the poll at which is taken together with the poll at the county or county borough election; and

  • “referendum” means a referendum conducted under the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004f4.

3Welsh versions of prescribed forms

(1)

Each of the forms set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order is hereby prescribed as the form in Welsh of the corresponding form of words set out in Schedule 3 to the Local Elections (Principal Areas) Rules 1986f1 or of the prescribed form set out in the Appendix to that Schedule, which may be used in the circumstances described in paragraph (2).

(2)

The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are where the poll at an election of a councillor to the council for a principal area in Wales is taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum.

4Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms

Each of the forms set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to this Order is hereby prescribed as the form partly in Welsh and partly in English of the corresponding form set out in the Appendix to Schedule 3 to the Local Elections (Principal Areas) Rules 1986, which may be used where the election of a councillor to a council for a principal area in Wales is taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum.

5Adaptation

The forms set out in the Schedule to this Order may be adapted so far as circumstances require.

Signature

Signed on behalf of the First Secretary of State

Nick Raynsford

Minister of State,

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

29th April 2004

QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO A PERSON APPLYING AS AN ELECTOR FOR A BALLOT PAPER

QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO A PERSON APPLYING AS A PROXY FOR A BALLOT PAPER

FURTHER QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO A PERSON APPLYING AS A PROXY FOR A BALLOT PAPER

Form of nomination paper

Back of form

Form of certificate of employmentFfurflen tystysgrif cyflogaeth

Form of declaration to be made by the companion ofFfurflen datganiad i'w wneud gan gydymaith pleidleisiwr gydag anableddau

Ffurflen adnabod

Cefn y Vurflen

Ffurflen i’w defnyddio pan fydd dosbarthu a derbyn papurau pleidleisio trwy’r post ar wahaˆn

Cerdyn pleidleisio swyddogol etholwr

Cefn y cerdyn

Cerdyn pleidleisio swyddogol dirprwy

Ffurf cyfarwyddiadau i arwain pleidleiswyr wrth bleidleisio

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes Welsh and partly Welsh and partly English versions of the forms which are prescribed for use in connection with the election of councillors for a principal area, where such election is held together with another election or referendum. These forms may be used where such an election takes place in Wales.

In the case of those forms which are used by the returning officer or sent out by him on demand, forms in Welsh are prescribed. The returning officer will be able to use whichever version the applicant requires.

In the case of those forms which will be used by voters, forms partly in Welsh and partly in English are prescribed to enable a single version of the form to be used and allow a voter to read the text in whichever language he prefers.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, as it has no impact on the costs of businesses, charities or voluntary bodies, or local government.Order 2004