This Statutory Instrument has been printed to correct errors in S.I. 2022/1402 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2023 No. 208
Representation Of The People, Wales
The Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) Order 2023
Made 23rd February 2023
Laid before Parliament 24th February 2023
Coming into force 27th February 2023
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26 of the Welsh Language Act 1993, as applied by section 22 of the Representation of the People Act 1985.
Citation, commencement, extent and savings
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(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) Order 2023 and comes into force on 27th February 2023.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
(3) Article 2 does not apply in relation to—
(a) a parliamentary general election to which paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 to the Elections Act 2022 does not apply;
(b) an election in respect of which the date of poll as specified in the notice of election published in accordance with rule 5 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 is on or before 3rd May 2023.
Amendment of the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007
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(1) The Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 6 (Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms and a form of words), in paragraph (1)—
(a) in the opening words for “(a) to (s)” substitute “(a) to (t)”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (t), for “ballet” substitute “ballot”.
(3) In Schedule 2 (Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms and a form of words), for Form 7 (official proxy poll card) substitute the new form set out in the Schedule to this Order.
Amendment of the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) Order 2022
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In the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) Order 2022—
(a) omit article 2(4)(a)(v);
(b) in Schedule 2, omit Form 7.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Lee Rowley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
23rd February 2023
SCHEDULE
New Welsh and English version of prescribed form of official proxy poll card
Article 2(3)

Form 7: Official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)
Front of form
Rear of form
