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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-wales-amendment-rules-2026/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-wales-amendment-rules-2026/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2026/84",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-wales-amendment-rules-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Local government, wales\nrepresentation of the people, wales\nMade 11 March 2026\nComing into force 13 March 2026\nThe Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 89(6) of the Local Government Act 1972 and section 36A(1) to (5) and (9) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, make the following Rules.\nIn accordance with section 36A(7) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, the Welsh Ministers have consulted such persons as they considered appropriate.\nIn accordance with the Senedd approval procedure applied by section 36A(10) of that Act, a draft of this Welsh statutory instrument was laid before, and approved by resolution of, Senedd Cymru.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70. Section 89(6) was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 8 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) and paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1983 c. 2. Section 36A was inserted by section 13(3) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/84/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:55:06.501139+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."
}