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

Year2019

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

Made 24th January 2019

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 28th 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 20181(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.

S-1 Title and commencement

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 day2.

1 Amendment to primary legislation

PART 1

Amendment to primary legislation

S-2 Amendment to the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011

Amendment to the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011

2. In Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Wales) Measure 20113(membership of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales), omit paragraph 1(4)(d).

2 Amendments to subordinate legislation

PART 2

Amendments to subordinate legislation

S-3 Amendment to the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Functions and Responsibilities) (Wales) Regulations 2007

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 20074, omit paragraph 7.

S-4 Amendment to the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008

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

4.—(1) The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 20085are 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 20017) of Schedule 4 (application, with modifications, of acts and subordinate legislation), in the row providing for the modification of Schedule 3, Form E8

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