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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/introduction",
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  "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": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Constitutional Law\nRepresentation Of The People, Wales\nSenedd Cymru\nMade 9 July 2025\nComing into force 18 July 2025\nThe Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(2), 13(1), (2) and (4) and 157(2)(c) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 and by section 26(2) of the Welsh Language Act 1993.\nIn accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(f) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Welsh Ministers have consulted with the Electoral Commission prior to the Order being made and, in accordance with section 8(2) and (3)(b) of that Act, the Welsh Ministers have acted on the recommendation of the Commission in limiting the election expenses of candidates under section 13(2)(c) of the Government of Wales Act 2006.\nIn accordance with section 13(7) of the Government of Wales Act 2006, a draft of this Order was laid before, and has been approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 32. Section 6 was substituted by section 8 of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4). Section 13 was substituted by section 5(1) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4). It was subsequently amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1); paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16); and section 10(3) of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024. Section 157 was amended by paragraphs 1 and 8 of Schedule 6 to the Wales Act 2017."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1993 c. 38. The functions of the Secretary of State, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). Those functions were subsequently transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). See also section 59A of, and Schedule 3A to, the Government of Wales Act 2006. The power to make an order under section 26(2) of the Welsh Language Act 1993 may also be exercised to make rules by virtue of section 39 of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2000 c. 41. Section 7(2)(f) was substituted by paragraph 93 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2007/1388, and subsequently amended by section 5(3) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4) and paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 1 to the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 8(3)(b) was amended by paragraph 59 of Schedule 10 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 and paragraph 6(4) of Schedule 1 to the Elections and Elected bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Section 13(7) was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/864/introduction",
    "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."
}