{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/article-101",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/article-101.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2025/864",
  "legislation_title": "The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025",
  "path": "article/101",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "101",
  "heading": "Conclusion of trial of Senedd election petition",
  "text": "(1) At the conclusion of the trial, the election court must determine whether—\n(a) the Senedd member or members whose election or return is complained of was or were duly elected or returned,\n(b) some other person or persons should have been declared to be elected or returned, or\n(c) the election of all members for that constituency was void.\n(2) The determination of the election court will be final as to the matters at issue on the Senedd election petition.\n(3) The election court must, immediately, certify in writing the determination to the Presiding Officer of the Senedd.\n(4) If the judges constituting the election court differ as to any matter which they are required to determine, they must certify that difference and, except to the extent that the judges are agreed otherwise, the result of the election will stand.\n(5) The election court must make a report to the Presiding Officer of the Senedd when a Senedd election petition claims any corrupt or illegal practice has been committed at a Senedd election as required by articles 110 and 111.\n(6) A report required by paragraph (5) must—\n(a) state whether corrupt or illegal practices have, or whether there is reason to believe that such have, extensively prevailed at the election, and\n(b) be sent to the Presiding Officer of the Senedd at the same time as the written determination of trial.\n(7) The election court may at the same time make a special report to the Presiding Officer of the Senedd detailing matters that arose during the trial which, in the court’s judgement, should be submitted to the Senedd.\n(8) Every report sent to the Presiding Officer of the Senedd under this article must be signed by both judges of the election court, and if the judges differ as to the subject of the report, they must certify that difference and make no report on the subject on which they differ.\n(9) A certificate or report of an election court provided under this article must be published by the Presiding Officer of the Senedd.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 101 in force at 18.7.2025, see art. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/864/article/101",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:57:06.457930+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."
}