The Elections (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Made: 24 January 2019

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 28 January 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The requirements of paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (relating to the appropriate scrutiny procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of, and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to, that Act.

Title and commencement

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The title of these Regulations is the Elections (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and they come into force on exit day .

PART 1 — Amendment to primary legislation

Amendment to the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011

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PART 2 — Amendments to subordinate legislation

Amendment to the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Functions and Responsibilities) (Wales) Regulations 2007

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In Part D of Schedule 1 (functions not to be the responsibility of an authority's executive) to the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Functions and Responsibilities) (Wales) Regulations 2007 , omit paragraph 7.

Amendment to the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008

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• (1) The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.

• (2) In regulation 2(1), omit the definitions of “European Parliamentary election” (“etholiad Senedd Ewrop”) and “European Parliamentary general election” (“etholiad cyffredinol Senedd Ewrop”) .

• (3) In Table 5 (The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 ) of Schedule 4 (application, with modifications, of acts and subordinate legislation), in the row providing for the modification of Schedule 3, Form E —

• (a) for “For “European Parliamentary electoral region” substitute “ Referendum voting area… ”.” substitute “After “Local government electoral area(s)” insert “ Referendum voting area… ”.”;

• (b) for “to “electoral region]]”” substitute “ to “electoral area]]” ”.

Signed

Julie James — Minister for Housing and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers — 2019-01-24

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2018 p. 16.

[^f00002]: Diffinnir “exit day” yn adran 20(1) i (5) (dehongli) o Ddeddf yr Undeb Ewropeaidd (Ymadael) 2018.

[^f00004]: O.S. 2007/399 (Cy. 45).

[^f00005]: O.S. 2008/1848 (Cy. 177).

[^f00006]: Rhaid dehongli’r diffiniadau yn unol ag adran 27(1) o Ddeddf Cynrychiolaeth y Bobl 1985 (p. 50). Diwygiwyd adran 27(1) gan adran 3 o Ddeddf y Cymunedau Ewropeaidd (Diwygio) 1986 (p. 58) o ganlyniad i ailenwi Cynulliad Ewrop yn Senedd Ewrop.

[^f00007]: O.S. 2001/341.

[^f00008]: Diwygiwyd Atodlen 3, Ffurf E o Reoliadau Cynrychiolaeth y Bobl (Cymru a Lloegr) 2001 gan baragraff 1(7)(b) o Atodlen 8 i Orchymyn Ddeddf Partneriaeth Sifil 2004 (Diwygiadau i Is-ddeddfwriaeth) 2005 (O.S. 2005/2114) a Rhan 2 o Atodlen 1 i Reoliadau Etholiadau Senedd Ewrop Etc. (Darpariaethau Diddymu, Dirymu, Diwygio ac Arbed) (Y Deyrnas Unedig a Gibraltar) (Ymadael â’r UE) 2018 (O.S. 2018/1310).

Editorial notes

[^c23534591]: 2018 c. 16.

[^c23534601]: “Exit day” is defined in section 20(1) to (5) (interpretation) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

[^c23534621]: S.I. 2007/399 (W. 45).

[^c23534631]: S.I. 2008/1848 (W. 177).

[^c23534641]: The definitions must be construed in accordance with section 27(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50). Section 27(1) was amended by section 3 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58) in consequence of the European Assembly being renamed the European Parliament.

[^c23534651]: S.I. 2001/341.

[^c23534661]: Schedule 3, Form E of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 was amended by paragraph 1(7)(b) of Schedule 8 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2114) and Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310).

[^key-db884202ce06bdbe4b7822a8740b9e13]: Reg. 2 in force on exit day by virtue of the disapplication of 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1) by S.I. 2020/93, reg. 2

[^key-5f70ba2e3c8c350e614aeb4500f4ef73]: Reg. 1 in force on exit day by virtue of the disapplication of 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1) by S.I. 2020/93, reg. 2

[^key-53bf27b2ff28f591b1831166bb94f955]: Reg. 3 in force on exit day by virtue of the disapplication of 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1) by S.I. 2020/93, reg. 2

[^key-ea45dc799d24ed1ba85a49e4eb8e9505]: Reg. 4 in force on exit day by virtue of the disapplication of 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1) by S.I. 2020/93, reg. 2

[^key-74cafb90c1b882909f80a0396cb90921]: Reg. 2 and heading omitted (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/286), regs. 1(2), 3

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