Citation, commencement and application

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Welsh Forms) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 4th May 2004.

(2) This Order applies to local government elections in Wales only.

Interpretation

2. In this Order—

“community council election” means an election conducted under the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986( 3 );

“European Parliamentary election” shall have the same meaning as in section 27(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985;

“mayoral election” means an election conducted under the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2002( 4 );

“relevant election or referendum” means one or more of the following—

the poll at which is taken together with the poll at the county or county borough election; and

“referendum” means a referendum conducted under the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004( 6 ).

Welsh versions of prescribed forms

3. —(1) Each of the forms set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order is hereby prescribed as the form in Welsh of the corresponding form of words set out in Schedule 3 to the Local Elections (Principal Areas) Rules 1986( 7 ) or of the prescribed form set out in the Appendix to that Schedule, which may be used in the circumstances described in paragraph (2).

(2) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are where the poll at an election of a councillor to the council for a principal area in Wales is taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum.

Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms

4. Each of the forms set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to this Order is hereby prescribed as the form partly in Welsh and partly in English of the corresponding form set out in the Appendix to Schedule 3 to the Local Elections (Principal Areas) Rules 1986, which may be used where the election of a councillor to a council for a principal area in Wales is taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum.

Adaptation

5. The forms set out in the Schedule to this Order may be adapted so far as circumstances require.

Articles 3 and 4

SCHEDULE FORMS

Article 3

PART 1 Forms in Welsh

QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO A PERSON APPLYING AS AN ELECTOR FOR A BALLOT PAPER

QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO A PERSON APPLYING AS A PROXY FOR A BALLOT PAPER

FURTHER QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO A PERSON APPLYING AS A PROXY FOR A BALLOT PAPER

Rheol 4

Form of nomination paper Ffurflen y papur enwebu

Rheol 6

Form of candidate’s consent to nomination Front of form Ffurflen cydsyniad ymgeisydd i gael ei enwebu Tu blaen y Vurflen

Back of form Cefn y Vurflen

Rheol 26(3)

Form of certificate of employment Ffurflen tystysgrif cyflogaeth

Rheol 33(5)

Form of declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities Ffurflen datganiad i'w wneud gan gydymaith pleidleisiwr gydag anableddau

Article 4

PART 2 Forms partly in Welsh and partly in English

Ffurflen adnabod Ffurflen i’w defnyddio pan gyhoeddir ac y derbynnir papurau pleidleisio trwy’r post ar y cyd Tu blaen y Vurflen Form of declaration of identity Form for use in cases of joint issue and receipt of postal ballot papers Front of form

Cefn y Vurflen Back of form

Ffurflen i’w defnyddio pan fydd dosbarthu a derbyn papurau pleidleisio trwy’r post ar wahaˆn Tu blaen y Vurflen Form for use where there is separate issue and receipt of postal ballot papers Front of form

Cefn y Vurflen Back of form

Rheol 22 Rule 22

Cerdyn pleidleisio swyddogol etholwr Elector’s oYcial poll card Tu blaen y cerdyn Front of card

Cefn y cerdyn Back of card

Cerdyn pleidleisio swyddogol dirprwy Tu blaen y cerdyn Proxy’s offcial poll card Front of card

Cefn y cerdyn Back of card

Rheol 23(4) Rule 23(4)

Ffurf cyfarwyddiadau i arwain pleidleiswyr wrth bleidleisio Form of directions for guidance of the voters in voting GUIDANCE FOR VOTERS AT COMBINED POLLS