The Parliamentary Elections and Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024
S.I. 2024/1273 · Made 3 December 2024
Representation Of The People, Wales
Made 3rd December 2024
Laid before Parliament 4th December 2024
Coming into force 4th December 2024
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 27(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, extent and saving
- 2Amendment of the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007
- 3Amendment of the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022
- Signature
- Schedule 1New forms for parliamentary elections
- Schedule 2New forms for recall petitions
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement, extent and saving
This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections and Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024 and comes into force on 4th December 2024.
This Order extends to England and Wales.
This Order does not apply in relation to—
a parliamentary election in respect of which the day of poll, as specified in the notice of the election published in accordance with rule 5 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983f1, is before 1st May 2025;
a recall petition in respect of which the beginning date of the signing period, as specified in the public notice of petition given under regulation 14 of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016f2, is before 1st May 2025.
2Amendment of the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007
In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007 (Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms and a form of words)f1, for form 5 (official poll card) and form 7 (official proxy poll card) substitute the corresponding form set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.
3Amendment of the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022
In the Schedule to the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022 (forms)f1, for Form D (official petition notice for an elector who may sign the petition in person) and Form F (official petition notice for a proxy who may sign the petition in person) substitute the corresponding form set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rushanara Ali
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
3rd December 2024
Schedule 1New forms for parliamentary elections
Form 5 (official poll card)
Front of form
Rear of form
Form 7 (official proxy poll card)
Front of form
Rear of form
Schedule 2New forms for recall petitions
Form D (official petition notice for an elector who may sign the petition in person)
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Final page
Form F (official petition notice for a proxy who may sign the petition in person)
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Final page
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 the prescribed form of poll card and proxy poll card, and the equivalent official petition notices, to reflect the changes made to the list of acceptable identification in rule 37(1H) to (1J) of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), which is shown on each card and notice.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.