# The Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (Commencement) Order 2020

W.S.I. 2020/1052 · made 28 September 2020

This Order is the first commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (“the Act”).

Made under: Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (Section 42)

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## Introductory text

Representation Of The People, Wales
Made 28 September 2020
The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 42(3)(b) of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020.

## 1 Title and interpretation

(1) The title of this Order is the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (Commencement) Order 2020.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020.

## 2 Appointed day

The appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 1 October 2020—
(a) section 28;
(b) Schedule 2.

## Signature

Mark Drakeford
First Minister, one of the Welsh Ministers
28 September 2020

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is the first commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (“the Act”).
This Order brings section 28 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Act, which makes provision about financial and oversight arrangements of the Electoral Commission, fully into force on 1 October 2020.

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