Legislation – Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024
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PART 1ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION AND REGISTRATION
CHAPTER 5CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Expenditure in respect of Senedd Cymru elections
34Codes of practice on expenses
(1)
In paragraph 14A of Schedule 4A to the 1983 Act (election expenses: Electoral Commission guidance)—
(a)
“(c)
guidance relating to the application of Part 2 of this Act in relation to expenses incurred for the purposes of a candidate’s election (whether or not election expenses).”;
(b)
in sub-paragraph (7)(b), after “order” insert “made by statutory instrument”
.
(2)
In section 156 of the 2000 Act (orders and regulations)—
(a)
in subsection (1) after “State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”
;
(b)
in subsection (2)—
(i)
the words from “a statutory instrument” to the end become paragraph (a);
(ii)
“(b)
a statutory instrument containing any order or regulations made under this Act by the Welsh Ministers shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.”;
(c)
in subsection (3), in paragraph (aa), omit “, other than an order of the Welsh Ministers”;
(d)
in subsection (4), after “Parliament” insert “(in the case of an order made by the Secretary of State) or (in the case of an order made by the Welsh Ministers) a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru”
;
(e)
in subsection (4A) after “Parliament” insert “(in the case of an order made by the Secretary of State) or (in the case of an order made by the Welsh Ministers) a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru”
;
(f)
in subsection (5)—
(i)
in the opening words, after “State” insert “, the Welsh Ministers,”
;
(ii)
in paragraph (a), after “State” insert “, the Welsh Ministers,”
.