Regulation 4 The scheme operator
The Welsh Ministers must appoint a person to operate the financial assistance scheme, referred to in these Regulations as “the scheme operator”.
The scheme operator must have—
an understanding or experience of a broad range of disabilities;
an understanding or experience of the impact that disabilities have on the role of a candidate standing for election in Wales;
an understanding of the Welsh election process;
administrative and financial processes in place to operate the financial assistance scheme.
The scheme operator must not be an excluded person.
An appointment under paragraph (1) may be made subject to terms and conditions determined by the Welsh Ministers.
Terms and conditions under paragraph (4) may include arrangements for payments from the Welsh Ministers to the scheme operator for the purpose of funding—
any financial assistance paid under the financial assistance scheme, and
the costs of operating the financial assistance scheme.
In this regulation, “excluded person” has the same meaning as in section 29 of the 2024 Act.