Explanatory note

This Order replaces and revokes the Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 1970 (“the 1970 Order”). The forms prescribed by Schedule 1 to this Order are versions partly in Welsh and partly in English which must be used in Wales for the purposes referred to in article 4 of this Order. The forms prescribed by Schedule 2 to this Order are Welsh versions of certain forms which may be used at a parliamentary election in Wales.

The differences between this Order and the 1970 Order are as follows. The bilingual versions of the forms in Schedule 1 to this Order are not prescribed by the 1970 Order. Schedule 2 to this Order omits the Welsh version of the declaration of secrecy consequent on the repeal of the requirement for such a declaration but includes the Welsh version of the directions for the guidance of the voters in voting.