# The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025, Paragraph 23: Rule 3 (interpretation)

Extent: E+W

In rule 3—
(a) paragraph (1) is to be read as if for the definition of “the Combination of Polls Regulations” there were substituted the following definition—
““the 2025 Order” (“Gorchymyn 2025”) means the Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025;”;
(b) paragraph (2) is to be read as if there were substituted for that paragraph—
“(2) For the purposes of these Rules, each of the following is a “relevant election”—
(a) a Senedd Cymru general election with which the poll at an election held in accordance with section 89(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 to fill a casual vacancy occurring in the office of councillor for a county or county borough council is combined;
(b) an election held in accordance with section 89(6) of the Local Government Act 1972 to fill a casual vacancy of councillors to a community council where the poll at that election is combined with—
(i) the poll at a Senedd Cymru general election, and
(ii) the poll at an election held in accordance with section 89(1) of that Act to fill a casual vacancy occurring in the office of councillor for a county or county borough council.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/864/schedule/3/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/schedule-3/paragraph-23
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