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# The Parliamentary Elections and Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2024 No. 1273
Representation Of The People, Wales
The Parliamentary Elections and Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024
Made
3rd December 2024
Laid before Parliament
4th December 2024
Coming into force
4th December 2024
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26(2) of the Welsh Language Act 1993, as applied by section 22 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 and section 21(5) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015.

## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and saving {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections and Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024 and comes into force on 4th December 2024.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
(3) This Order does not apply in relation to—
(a) a parliamentary election in respect of which the day of poll, as specified in the notice of the election published in accordance with rule 5 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983, is before 1st May 2025;
(b) a recall petition in respect of which the beginning date of the signing period, as specified in the public notice of petition given under regulation 14 of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016, is before 1st May 2025.

## 2 Amendment of the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007 {#article-2}

In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2007 (Welsh and English versions of prescribed forms and a form of words), for form 5 (official poll card) and form 7 (official proxy poll card) substitute the corresponding form set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.

## 3 Amendment of the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022 {#article-3}

In the Schedule to the Recall Petition (Welsh Forms) Order 2022 (forms), for Form D (official petition notice for an elector who may sign the petition in person) and Form F (official petition notice for a proxy who may sign the petition in person) substitute the corresponding form set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

## SCHEDULE 1 New forms for parliamentary elections {#schedule-1}

Article 2
Form 5 (official poll card)
Front of form
Rear of form
Form 7 (official proxy poll card)
Front of form
Rear of form

## SCHEDULE 2 New forms for recall petitions {#schedule-2}

Article 3
Form D (official petition notice for an elector who may sign the petition in person)
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Final page
Form F (official petition notice for a proxy who may sign the petition in person)
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Final page