The Parliamentary Elections and Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024

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 1993[^f00001], as applied by section 22 of the Representation of the People Act 1985[^f00002] and section 21(5) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015[^f00003].

Citation, commencement, extent and saving

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• (1) 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.

• (2) This Order extends to England and Wales.

• (3) This Order does not apply in relation to—

• (a) 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 1983[^f00004], is before 1st May 2025;

• (b) 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 2016[^f00005], is before 1st May 2025.

Amendment of the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007

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In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007 (Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms and a form of words)[^f00006], 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.

Amendment of the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022

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In the Schedule to the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022 (forms)[^f00007], 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.

SCHEDULE 1 — New 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 2 — New 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

Signed

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

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1993 c. 38. See section 27(4) for the meaning of “the appropriate Minister”.

[^f00002]: 1985 c. 50. Section 22 was substituted by section 35(5) of the Welsh Language Act 1993.

[^f00003]: 2015 c. 25.

[^f00004]: 1983 c. 2. Rule 5 was amended by paragraph 74 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985, by paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 6 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2), and by section 19(3) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22).

[^f00005]: S.I. 2016/295, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2007/1014; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2022/1402, 2023/208.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2022/1405, amended by S.I. 2023/1137; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.