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Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020
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· 2020-01-15
2025-07-18
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020
2024-08-24
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020
2021-04-05
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020
2021-03-20
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020
2020-10-01
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020
Changes on 2020-10-01
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This Schedule sets out the new Schedule 1A to the 2006 Act, to be inserted before Schedule 2 to that Act.
#### Acts of the National Assembly for Wales renamed Acts of Senedd Cymru
#### Members to be known as Members of the Senedd
#### National Assembly for Wales Commission renamed Senedd Commission
#### National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards renamed Senedd Commissioner for Standards
#### National Assembly for Wales Remuneration Board renamed the Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd
#### Minor and consequential amendments
#### Extension of right to vote in Senedd elections to qualifying foreign citizens
#### Annual canvass
#### Extension of right to vote in Senedd elections to 16 and 17 year old persons
#### Entitlement to be registered as a local government elector
#### Review of entitlement to registration
#### Contents of service declarations
#### Register of electors
#### Service declarations: further provision
#### Financial and oversight arrangements of the Electoral Commission
#### Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd
#### Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd
#### Exceptions and relief from disqualification
#### Exception from disqualification by virtue of being a member of the House of Lords
#### Exceptions from disqualification by virtue of being a member of a county or county borough council
#### Timing of first meeting of the Senedd after a general election
#### Report on extension of right to vote and change to qualification for membership of the Senedd
#### Regulations under this Act
### Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
### Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
### National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (nawm 4)
### National Assembly for Wales (Remuneration) Measure 2010 (nawm 4)
### Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4)
### Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)
### Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)
This Schedule sets out the new Schedule 1A to the 2006 Act, to be inserted before Schedule 2 to that Act.
## Editorial notes
[^c23982421]: S. 36 in force on the day of the first Senedd election at which the poll is held on or after 5.4.2021 see s. 42(5)
[^key-566792e564d8197138e7395fcd31b6b5]: S. 28 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/a)
[^key-7296b7f38e2a0d3795cda5dd28855c70]: Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-54723be5beb415abe62b2fafb1a58b64]: Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-884a9e598107e0c51151ecde10c9650f]: Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-afd132fb2ff5154f931a1c8d839f2daf]: Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-42f82c1d29454bdcf0fea4958f084387]: Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-8d8853a1794fb3d737c815caeb537e91]: Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-91d5c2359e55379fb1a2f5c75957adbc]: Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-03e477ce593b1379664e61b53617a1d5]: Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-33e03633bf222eb7d403efcabf3bd608]: Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-244ad2eabd8b25ab782ead8d662b4fee]: Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-7423e70f40ba19045c97489b76bf2710]: Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-5218c4bbba090a28b764e39c3a557cd1]: Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-f38228bcbf3dc7468102d4918e3000dd]: Sch. 2 para. 13 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
[^key-df9a58fba9b2b5e5a503c1b279f35195]: Sch. 2 para. 14 in force at 1.10.2020 by [S.I. 2020/1052](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1052/article/2/b)
#### Overview of this Act
#### National Assembly for Wales renamed Senedd Cymru or Welsh Parliament
#### Acts of the National Assembly for Wales renamed Acts of Senedd Cymru
#### Clerk of the Assembly renamed Clerk of the Senedd
#### National Assembly for Wales Commission renamed Senedd Commission
#### National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards renamed Senedd Commissioner for Standards
#### National Assembly for Wales Remuneration Board renamed the Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd
#### Minor and consequential amendments
#### Extension of right to vote in Senedd elections to 16 and 17 year old persons
#### Entitlement to be registered as a local government elector
#### Invitations to register
#### Anonymous registration
#### Service declarations
#### Service declarations: further provision
#### Protection of information about persons aged under 16
#### Financial and oversight arrangements of the Electoral Commission
#### Disqualification from being a Member of the Senedd
#### Exceptions and relief from disqualification
#### Exception from disqualification by virtue of being a Member of Parliament: changes to dates of general elections of Members of the Senedd
#### Exceptions from disqualification by virtue of being a member of a county or county borough council
#### Timing of first meeting of the Senedd after a general election
#### Report on extension of right to vote and change to qualification for membership of the Senedd
#### Regulations under this Act
### Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
### Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
### National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (nawm 4)
### National Assembly for Wales (Remuneration) Measure 2010 (nawm 4)
### Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4)
### Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)
### Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)
This Schedule sets out the new Schedule 1A to the 2006 Act, to be inserted before Schedule 2 to that Act.
## Editorial notes
[^c23982421]: [S. 36](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2020/1/section/36) in force on the day of the first Senedd election at which the poll is held on or after 5.4.2021 see [s. 42(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2020/1/section/42/5)
#### Powers of the Senedd Commission: provision of goods and services
2020-06-01
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020
2020-05-06
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020
2020-01-15
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020
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