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The Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2025

Type Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2025-11-12

State In force

Department King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

Source legislation.gov.uk

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Made: 12th November 2025

Coming into force: 13th November 2025

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of November 2025Present,The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Accordingly, His Majesty, in pursuance of sections 16(1)(b) and (5), and 157(1) and (2) of that Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows:

Title and coming into force

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(1) The title of this Order is the Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2025.

(2) It comes into force on 13th November 2025 but articles 2 and 3 only have effect for the purposes of a Senedd Cymru election at which the poll is held on or after 6th April 2026.

Designation of disqualifying offices

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(1) The offices described in the Schedule are designated as offices held by a person, or persons, that disqualifies that person, or those persons, from being a Member of the Senedd.

(2) In this Article, “offices” has the same meaning as in section 16(5) of the Government of Wales Act 2006.

Revocation

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The Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2020[^f00002] is revoked.

SCHEDULE — Offices disqualifying persons from being a Member of the Senedd

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