The Local Authority Elections (Wales) Order 2014

Made: 12 November 2014

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 14 November 2014

Coming into force: 9 December 2014

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Title, commencement, application and interpretation

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Change of year of ordinary elections

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Term of office of existing councillors

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Revocation

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Signed

Leighton Andrews — Minister for Public Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 12 November 2014

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2000 c. 22. Section 106(1) was amended by the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), Schedule 25(4), paragraph 1.

[^f00002]: The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of and paragraph 30 of schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

[^f00003]: Section 84(2) of the Local Government Act 2000 defines “local authority” as being a county council, a county borough council or a community council. This definition applies for the purposes of section 87 of the Local Government Act 2000, under which this Order is made.

[^f00004]: 1972 c. 70.

[^f00005]: Section 26 was amended by section 4(2) of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) and by article 2(1) of the Local Government Elections (Wales) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3540 (W. 287)).

[^f00006]: At the time of making this Order, the Local Government Act 1972 provides for the ordinary election of councillors to take place in 2004 and every four years thereafter, with the exception of those in the Isle of Anglesey county (see the Isle of Anglesey Local Authorities (Change to the Years of Ordinary Elections) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/686 (W. 94)).

[^f00007]: Section 35 was amended by section 206 of and paragraph 12 of Schedule 8 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), by section 15 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) and by article 2(2) of the Local Government Elections (Wales) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3540 (W. 287)).

[^f00008]: )S.I. 2012/686 (W. 94).

[^f00009]: S.I. 2012/686 (W. 94).

Editorial notes

[^key-79f22db32d6dca0791c4bb5db4c42fb5]: Order revoked (6.11.2019) by The Local Authorities (Change to the Years of Ordinary Elections) (Wales) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1269), arts 1(2), 5