Legislation – The Representation of the People (Electoral Register Publication Date) (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

These Regulations set a revised date for the end of the period during which a revised version of the electoral register of local government electors for the county or county borough local government areas in Wales for 2020 must be published in accordance with section 13(1)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”).

Regulation 2(1) applies to the publication by a registration officer (see section 8 of the 1983 Act) for a county or county borough area in Wales of the revised register of local government electors maintained by that officer under section 9(1)(b) of the 1983 Act.

Regulation 2(2) sets the date by which that register must be published as 1 February 2021.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations as they implement a routine technical amendment which has no impact, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors.