Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41)

Amended by:

Government of Wales Act (Executive Powers) 2006 (C.32)

to establish an Electoral Commission; to make provision about the registration and finances of political parties; to make provision about donations and expenditure for political purposes; to make provision about election and referendum campaigns and the conduct of referendums; to make provision about election petitions and other legal proceedings in connection with elections; to reduce the qualifying periods set out in sections 1 and 3 of the Representation of the People Act 1985; to make pre-consolidation amendments relating to European Parliamentary Elections; and for connected purposes.

Functions exercisable solely by WAG or the National Assembly for Wales.

The following Ministerial functions under this Act are exercisable solely by the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales:

section 5(3): Power to request and pay for the Electoral Commission to publish a report on their administration of a poll under section 64 of GOWA 2006.
section 10(1): Power to request the Election Commission to give advice and assistance on any matter within their jurisdiction to bodies defined in section 10.
section 20: Power by order to make provision for and in connection with transferring (to any extent) to the Commission, or the Boundary Committee for Wales, any of the functions of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales.

The following Ministerial functions under this Act are exercisable solely by the National Assembly for Wales Commission in relation to Wales:

section 10(1): Power to request the Election Commission to give advice and assistance on any matter within their jurisdiction to bodies defined in section 10.

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