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Welsh Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 115 (W. 29)

Exiting The European Union, Wales

Representation Of The People, Wales

Local Government, Wales

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

Sift requirements satisfied

7 January 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(1) (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

1.  The title of these Regulations is the Elections (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and they come into force on exit day(2).

PART 1Amendment to primary legislation

Amendment to the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011

2.  In Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011(3) (membership of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales), omit paragraph 1(4)(d).

PART 2Amendments to subordinate legislation

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

3.  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(4), omit paragraph 7.

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

4.-(1) The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008(5) 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")(6).

(3) In Table 5 (The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(7)) of Schedule 4 (application, with modifications, of acts and subordinate legislation), in the row providing for the modification of Schedule 3, Form E(8)-

(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]]"".

Julie James

Minister for Housing and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers

24 January 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of, and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

These Regulations make amendments to local government elections legislation. Part 1 amends primary legislation and Part 2 amends subordinate legislation.

The Welsh Ministers' Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.

(2)

"Exit day" is defined in section 20(1) to (5) (interpretation) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

(3)

2011 nawm 4.

(6)

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.

(8)

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).


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