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Welsh Statutory Instruments

2026 No. 80 (C. 8)

representation of the people, wales

PUBLIC BODIES, wales

The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026

Made

11 March 2026

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 72(4) and (6) of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024(1), and having complied with the requirements of section 72(5), make the following Order.

Title and interpretation

1. —(1) The title of this Order is the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026.

(2) In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024.

Provisions coming into force on 1 October 2026

1. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 October 2026—

(a) section 3 (duty to register local government electors);

(b) section 4 (provision connected to the duty to register eligible local government electors).

Jayne Bryant

Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers

11 March 2026

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the third commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (“ the Act ”).

Article 2 of this Order brings into force sections 3 (duty to register local government electors) and 4 (provision connected to the duty to register eligible local government electors) of the Act on 1 October 2026.

These sections have been brought into force following the completion of the requirements contained in section 72(5) of the Act.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by a commencement order made before the date of this Order.

| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Section 1 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 2 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 24 | 18 July 2025 | S.I. 2025/846 (W. 148) (C. 36) |
| Section 26 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 27 | 1 April 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 28 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 29 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 31 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 32 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 33 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 34 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 35 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 36 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 37 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 38 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 39 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 56 | 1 April 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 57 | 1 April 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 58 | 1 April 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 59 | 1 April 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 60 | 1 April 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 64 | 18 July 2025 | S.I. 2025/846 (W. 148) (C. 36) |
| Section 67 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Section 68 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Part 1 of Schedule 1 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Part 3 of Schedule 1 | 1 January 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
| Part 4 of Schedule 1 | 1 April 2025 | S.I. 2024/1337 (W. 226) (C. 81) |
(1) 2024 asc 5.

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