National Assembly for Wales (Day of First Ordinary Election) (Postponement of Community Councils Elections etc.) Order 1999
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1999 No. 722
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DEVOLUTION, WALES
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The National Assembly for Wales (Day of First Ordinary Election) (Postponement of Community Councils Elections etc.) Order 1999
Made 9th March 1999
Laid before Parliament 15th March 1999
Coming into force 22th March 1999
The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 3(1), (4) and (5) of the Government of Wales Act 19981, hereby makes the following Order–
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the National Assembly for Wales (Day of First Ordinary Election) (Postponement of Community Councils Elections etc.) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 22nd March 1999.
First ordinary election of members to the National Assembly for Wales
2. The 6th May 1999 is hereby appointed as the day on which the poll at the first ordinary election of members to the National Assembly for Wales shall be held.
Ordinary elections of community councillors
3. In connection with the provision made by article 2, 10th June 1999 is hereby specified as the day to which the polls at ordinary elections of community councillors shall be postponed2.
Modifications etc. to enactments
4.—(1) In connection with the postponement of polls for which article 3 provides, the enactments referred to in the remaining paragraphs of this article (enactments relating to elections of community councillors) shall have effect in relation to those polls subject to such modifications or exceptions as are contained in those paragraphs.
(2) Section 16(1) of the Representation of the People Act 19853(postponement of poll at parish or community council election) shall have effect as if–
(a)
(a) the words before paragraph (a) are construed as–
“Where the date of the poll at a community council election is postponed by virtue of an order made under section 3(4) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 from the ordinary day of election of councillors for local government areas in England and Wales”,
(b)
(b) paragraph (a) is omitted, and
(c)
(c) in paragraph (c), “under this subsection” is construed as “by virtue of an order made under section 3(4) of the Government of Wales Act 1998”.
(3) In rule 7 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 19864...
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