Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 1078
Representation Of The People, Wales
The Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) Order 2010
Made
29th March 2010
Laid before Parliament
31st March 2010
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26(2) and 27(3) and (4) of the Welsh Language Act 1993( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation and Commencement
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) Order 2010.
(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Amendment of the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007
2. —(1)The Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 4 (Welsh versions of forms of words)–
(a) for paragraph (1), substitute–
“ (1) In the Form of Front of Ballot Paper in the Appendix of Forms to Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act (parliamentary elections rules)–
(a) “PLEIDLEISIWCH DROS UN YMGEISYDD YN UNIG” is prescribed as the form of words in Welsh for the words “VOTE FOR ONE CANDIDATE ONLY”; and
(b) “(Cyfeiriad yn Etholaeth…)” is prescribed as the form of words in Welsh for the words “(address in the…Constituency)” ( 3 ) . ” ;
(b) in paragraph (2) after the words “by paragraph (1) above shall”, insert “, where they are required to be included in the ballot paper, ”;
(c) in paragraph (3), for “Annibynnwr” substitute “Annibynnol”.
(3) In Schedule 1 (Welsh version of prescribed forms and a form of words), in Form 3 (form of nomination paper), in the first table following the words “yn y cyfryw etholiad”, omit the final column (Cyfeiriad Cartref yn llawn).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Michael Wills
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
29th March 2010
The words “(address in the Birmingham Northfield Constituency)” in the Form of Front of Ballot Paper in the Appendix of Forms to Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2) were substituted by paragraph 8(6)(b) of Schedule 6 to the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c.12) . The words “Birmingham Northfield” are omitted from article 2(2)(b) in light of the application of the Order for the purposes only of parliamentary elections in Wales.