
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 2019Sift requirements satisfied7 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  (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
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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]]”
                    ”.
Julie James

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