The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 (revoked)

• Citation: S.I. 2007/236
• Sections: 367

Section 1 Citation, commencement and revocation

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Section 2 Interpretation

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Section 3 Voting at Assembly elections

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Section 4 Registers of electors etc

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Section 5 Registration appeals

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Section 6 Polling districts and places at Assembly elections

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Section 7 Manner of voting at Assembly elections

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Section 8 Absent vote at Assembly elections for a particular or an indefinite period

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Section 9 Absent vote at a particular Assembly election

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Section 10 Absent voters lists at Assembly elections

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Section 11 Proxies at Assembly elections

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Section 12 Voting as proxy at Assembly elections

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Section 13 Electors' signatures and use of personal identifier information

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Section 14 Offences

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Section 15 Absent voting at Assembly elections: miscellaneous

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Section 16 Combination of polls at Assembly and local government elections

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Section 16A Combination of polls at Assembly and police and crime commissioner elections

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Section 17 Rules for Assembly elections

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Section 18 Returning officers

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Section 19 Officers of councils to be placed at disposal of returning officers

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Section 20 Returning officers: discharge of functions

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Section 21 Returning officers: correction of procedural errors

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Section 22 Returning officers: general

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Section 23 Payments by and to returning officer

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Section 23A Inadequate performance of returning officer: reduction of charges

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Section 24 Detailed assessment of returning officer’s account

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Section 25 Loan of equipment for Assembly elections

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Section 26 Effect of registers

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Section 27 Effect of misdescription

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Section 28 Discharge of registration duties

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Section 29 Payment of expenses of registration

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Section 30 Personation

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Section 31 Other voting offences

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Section 32 Breach of official duty

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Section 33 Tampering with nomination papers, ballot papers etc

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Section 34 False statements in nomination papers etc

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Section 35 Requirement of secrecy

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Section 36 Prohibition on publication of exit polls

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Section 37 Appointment of election agent

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Section 38 Nomination of sub-agent

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Section 39 Office of election agent and sub-agent

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Section 40 Effect of default in election agent’s appointment

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Section 41 Control of donations to constituency and individual candidates

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Section 42 Expenses of constituency candidate

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Section 43 Constituency and individual candidates: payment of expenses by or through election agent

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Section 44 Expenses which may be paid otherwise than by election agent

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Section 45 Expenses incurred otherwise than for election purposes

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Section 46 Constituency and individual candidates: prohibition of expenses not authorised by election agent etc

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Section 47 Constituency and individual candidates: limitation of election expenses

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Section 48 Power to vary provisions concerning election expenses

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