Section 48 and Schedule 18: Powers to act for the protection of public health: Northern Ireland Section 66: Postponement of National Assembly for Wales elections for constituency vacancies
This section provides that where, before 6th May 2021, an election under section 10 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 to fill a vacant constituency seat would otherwise be required to be held the Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales may fix a later date for that poll. This power may be exercised more than once but before the Presiding Officer exercises it, the Presiding Officer must consult with the Welsh Ministers and the Electoral Commission.
	The territorial extent of this section is England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the application is to Wales only.