Rheoliadau Awdurdodau Lleol (Cynnal Refferenda) (Cymru) 2008

Yn is-adran (1)—

Yn is-adran (2), yn lle'r geiriau o'r dechrau hyd at “any” rhodder “Any”.

Yn is-adran (1) yn lle “under the local government Act” rhodder “under the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008”.

Yn is-adran (2)(b) yn lle “a candidate elected at the election” rhodder “any person”.

Yn is-adran (3)(b) yn lle “the candidate elected at the election, or by an agent of the candidate or with the privity of the candidate or his election agent” rhodder “any person”.

Hepgorer is-adrannau (4) a (5).

Yn lle is-adran (7) rhodder—

“(7) Subsections (3) and (6) apply notwithstanding that the act constituting the alleged illegal practice amounted to a corrupt practice.”

Hepgorer is-adran (9).

Yn is-adran (1) yn lle “in England and Wales under the local government Act” rhodder “in Wales under the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008”.

Yn is-adran (3)(a) yn lle “in England and Wales under the local government Act” rhodder “in Wales under the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008”.

Yn is-adran (1)(a) yn lle “all election petitions” rhodder “all referendum petitions within the meaning of regulation 11 of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008.

Yn is-adran (3) yn lle'r geiriau o'r dechrau hyd at “candidates” rhodder “Two or more persons”.

Yn is-adran (4)—

Yn is-adran (1) hepgorer “, in the case of a parliamentary election petition, 14 days and in any other case,”.

Hepgorer is-adran (3).

Yn lle is-adran (5) rhodder—

“(5) On the trial of a petition, the respondent may give evidence in the same manner as if he had presented a petition against the referendum.”

Yn lle is-adran (6) rhodder—

“(6) Where the petition relates to a referendum as regards which, by reason of an equality of votes found at the count, the result was determined by lot, that determination is to be effective also for the purposes of the petition unless subsection (6A) applies.

(6A) This subsection applies where the court disallows any vote cast in the referendum; and in any such case—

(a)the determination referred to in subsection (6) is to have no effect, and

(b)the court is to declare the result of the referendum.

(6B) Where—

(a)the petition relates to a referendum at which no equality of votes was found at the count, and

(b)the court—

(i)disallows any vote cast in the referendum, and

(ii)determines that an equality of votes was cast in the referendum,

the result of the referendum is to be determined by the court by lot.”.

Yn lle is-adran (1) rhodder—

“(1) At the conclusion of the trial of a petition questioning a referendum under the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008 the election court is to determine—

(a)in the case of a petition presented on the ground mentioned in regulation 11(1)(a) of those Regulations, whether the result of the referendum was or was not in accordance with the votes cast in the referendum,

(b)in the case of a petition presented on the ground mentioned in regulation 11(1)(b) or (c) of those Regulations, whether the referendum was void.

(1A) Following a determination under subsection (1)(a), the election court must, as the circumstances require, confirm or reverse the result of the referendum.”

Yn is-adran (3)—

Yn is-adran (6) yn lle “for which the election was held” rhodder “by which or in respect of which the referendum was held”.

Hepgorer is-adran (2).

Yn is-adran (3) yn lle'r geiriau o'r dechrau hyd at “local government Act” rhodder—

“(3) In the case of a referendum petition under the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008,”.

Yn is-adran (1)—

Yn is-adran (2) yn lle “An election” rhodder “A referendum”.