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Elections (Welsh Forms) Act 1964

As Enacted Cited authorities 1 Cited in Amendments 3 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1964 c. 31
Year1964


Elections (Welsh Forms)Act 1964

1964 CHAPTER 31

An Act to authorise the use, in connection with elections in Wales and Monmouthshire, of translations of statutory forms into the Welsh language.

[10th June 1964]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

S-1 Translations of statutory forms into the Welsh language.

1 Translations of statutory forms into the Welsh language.

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument prescribe a translation into the Welsh language of any form required to be used by the Representation of the People Act 1949 (whether it is a form set out in a Schedule to that Act or one prescribed by rules or regulations made under that Act); and where such a translation has been so prescribed it may be used, in place of the form, in connection with elections in Wales and Monmouthshire.

(2) Where in the case of a form so set out or prescribed the requirement as to its use may be satisfied by the use of a form to the like effect or of that form with adaptations, it may be so satisfied also in the case of a translation prescribed under this section.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be taken to prejudice the use of any translation in a case where its use is lawful apart from this Act.

S-2 Short title and citation.

2 Short title and citation.

2. This Act may be cited as theElections (Welsh Forms) Act 1964and shall be included among the Acts which may be cited as the Representation of the People Acts.

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