
2023 No. 1318 (W. 235)
Representation Of The People, Wales
The Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) (Wales) Regulations 2023
Made 6 December 2023
Coming into force 11 December 2023

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 13(1)(a) and 201(1) and (3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”) and now exercisable by them.
The Welsh Ministers have consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

A draft of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by resolution of Senedd Cymru in accordance with section 201(2) of the 1983 Act.
Title, commencement, application and interpretation
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(1) The title of these Regulations is the Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) (Wales) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 11 December 2023.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
(4) In these Regulations, “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983.
Date for publication of revised registers for the year 2024
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(1) This regulation applies to the requirement under section 13(1)(a) of the 1983 Act for registration officers to publish, for the year 2024, revised versions of the registers maintained under section 9(1)(b) of the 1983 Act.
(2) The date for the end of the period described in section 13(1)(a) of the 1983 Act, being the period during which the revised registers must be published, is 1 February 2025.
Rebecca Evans
Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
6 December 2023