The Parliamentary Elections and Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023
S.I. 2023/1305 · Made 30 November 2023
Representation Of The People, Wales
Made 30th November 2023
Laid before Parliament 4th December 2023
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26(2) of the Welsh Language Act 1993f1, as applied by section 22 of the Representation of the People Act 1985f2 and section 21(5) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015f3.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1993 c. 38. See section 26(4) for the meaning of “the appropriate Minister”.
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1985 c. 50. Section 22 was substituted by section 35(5) of the Welsh Language Act 1993.
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Contents
- 1Citation, commencement, savings and extent
- 2Amendment of the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007
- 3Amendment of the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022
- Signature
- Schedule 1: New forms: Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007
- 1Welsh version of prescribed forms
- 2Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms
- Schedule 2New forms: Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement, savings and extent
This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections and Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023.
This Order comes into force on 12th December 2023.
Despite paragraph (2), this Order has no effect in relation to—
any parliamentary election in respect of which the date of the poll specified in the notice of election is on or before 1st May 2024;
any recall petition in respect of which the date for the beginning of any signing period specified in the notice of petition is on or before 1st May 2024.
This Order extends to England and Wales.
2Amendment of the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007
The Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007f1 is amended as follows.
In article 4 (Welsh versions of forms of words), in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (b), insert—
“(c)“cyfeiriad yn ardal [ardal berthnasol]” is prescribed as the form of words in Welsh for “address in [relevant area]”.”.
In article 6 (Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms and a form of words), in paragraph (1), in sub-paragraph (o), for “form K” substitute “form K1”.
In Schedule 1 (Welsh version of prescribed forms and a form of words), for form 3 (nomination paper) substitute the corresponding form in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order.
In Schedule 2 (Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms and a form of words), for form 6 (official postal poll card), form 8 (official proxy postal poll card), form 12 (postal voting statement), form 13 (postal voting statement for use where there is a joint issue and receipt of postal ballot papers), form 14 (postal voting statement for use when a poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballot papers are not combined), and form 15 (statement as to postal ballot papers) substitute the corresponding forms in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order.
3Amendment of the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022
In Part 1 of the Schedule to the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022f1 (Welsh and English forms), for form E (official petition notice for an elector who may sign the petition by post), form G (official petition notice for a proxy who may sign the petition by post), form K (postal petition statement) and form L (statement as to postal petition signing sheets, proxies and additional data) substitute the corresponding form in Schedule 2 to this Order.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Simon Hoare
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
30th November 2023
1Welsh version of prescribed forms
Form 3 (nomination paper)
2Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms
Form 6 (official postal poll card)
Form 8 (official proxy postal poll card)
Form 12 (postal voting statement)
Form 13 (postal voting statement for use where there is a joint issue and receipt of postal ballot papers)
Form 14 (postal voting statement for use when a poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballot papers are not combined)
Form 15 (statement as to postal ballot papers)
Schedule 2New forms: Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022
Form E (official petition notice for an elector who may sign the petition by post)
Form G (official petition notice for a proxy who may sign the petition by post)
Form K (postal petition statement)
Form L (statement as to postal petition signing sheets, proxies and additional data)
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1014) and the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1405) by updating a form of words and a number of forms used at parliamentary elections and recall petitions in Wales, following amendments made to equivalent English versions of those forms and form of words by the Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225) or as a result of sections 5, 10 and 11 of the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37).
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.