Paragraph 8 Form of election petition in the 1960 Rules

for the words after “Queen’s Bench Division” to before “The Petition of A.B. of”, there shall be substituted—

• “In the Matter of the Government of Wales Act 1998 and the National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003.

• And in the Matter of an Assembly election for [state place] held on day of

• And in the Matter of a return of an Assembly member under section 9 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 for the electoral region”,

for paragraphs 1 and 2, there shall be substituted—

“1.

That the Petitioner A.B is a person who voted [or had a right to vote] at the above election [or was a candidate at the above election] [or claims to have had a right to be elected or returned at the above election] [or, in the case of a return under section 9 of the Government of Wales Act 1998, claims to have had a right to be returned under section 9 of the Government of Wales Act 1998] and the Petitioner C.D [state similarly the capacity in which he presents the petition].

That the election was held on the day of when [in the case of an election for an Assembly constituency, [insert names] were candidates] [in the case of a regional election, [insert names] were individual candidates and there were candidates for [insert names of registered political parties which submitted a party list]; the names of those candidates in respect of each such party are set down below.], The returning officer returned [insert names of candidates] to the National Assembly for Wales as being duly elected.

2.

That on the day of [insert name] was treated as having been declared to be returned as an Assembly member for the above named Assembly electoral region under section 9(6) of the Government of Wales Act 1998.

[At an election for an Assembly electoral region the names of the candidates included on a list of a registered political party (together with the name of the party for which they were candidates) are to be set out in respect of each such party.]”,

in paragraph 4, for “section 122(2) or (3) or section 129(2), (3) or (4) of the above Act” there shall be substituted “article 87(2) or (3) of the above Order”, and

for paragraph (1) of the prayer, there shall be substituted—

“(1)

That it may be determined that the said [insert name] was not duly elected [or returned] and that the election was void [or that the said [insert name] was duly elected and ought to have been returned] [or that [insert name] ought to have been returned under section 9 of the Government of Wales Act 1998] [or as the case may be].”.