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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2006 No. 3416 (C. 129)

NATIONAL ELECTION EXPENDITURE

POLITICAL PARTIES

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006

  Made 18th December 2006 

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Election Publications Act 2001,[1] makes the following order:

     1. This Order may be cited as The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006.

     2. This Order does not extend to Northern Ireland.

     3. Subject to article 5, the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions is 1st January 2007—

     4. Subject to article 5, section 1(1) and (2)(a) of the Election Publications Act 2001 shall cease to have effect on 1st January 2007.

     5. The provisions specified in article 3 do not have effect, and section 1(1) and (2)(a) of the Election Publications Act 2001 continues to have effect, in relation to any election for which the date of the poll specified in the notice of election issued in relation to that election is on or before 2nd May 2007.



Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State


Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Constitutional Affairs

18th December 2006


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order brings into force (in England and Wales and Scotland) section 143 of, and paragraph 14 of Schedule 18 to, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) ("the 2000 Act"). These provisions were commenced on 16th February 2001 by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/222). However, this commencement was deemed not to have had effect by section 1 of the Election Publications Act 2001 (c. 5) ("the 2001 Act"). That Act provided for the provisions to be brought into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State. That day is 1st January 2007, although transitional provision is made such that the provisions will not apply to irregular elections (such as by-elections) held in the period ending on 2nd May 2007.


NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)


The following provisions of the 2000 Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before this Order. Amendments to the 2000 Act are not included in the sections or ranges of sections mentioned here.

Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.
Sections 4 and 5 16th February 2001 2001/222
Section 6 (in part) 16th February 2001 2001/222
Section 6(1)(d) 30th October 2001 2001/3526
Sections 7 and 8 16th February 2001 2001/222
Section 9 1st July 2001 2001/222
Sections 10 and 12 16th February 2001 2001/222
Section 13 1st July 2001 2001/222
Section 14 (in part) 30th October 2001 2001/3526
Section 15 30th October 2001 2001/3526
Sections 21 to 35 16th February 2001 2001/222
Sections 37 to 40 16th February 2001 2001/222
Sections 41 to 49 1st January 2002 2001/3526
Sections 50 to 129 16th February 2001 2001/3526
Section 130 1st July 2001 2001/222
Section 131 16th February 2001 2001/222
Section 132 (in part) 16th February 2001 2001/222
Section 132 (in full) 1st July 2001 2001/222
Section 133 16th February 2001 2001/222
Sections 134 and 135 1st July 2001 2001/222
Sections 136 to 140 16th February 2001 2001/222
Section 141 1st April 2002 2001/3526
Section 142 16th February 2001 2001/222
Section 143 16th February 2001 2001/222
Section 143 (deemed not to have commenced on 16th February 2001) 10th April 2001 The 2001 Act
Section 144 (in part) 16th February 2001 2001/222
Section 144 (in full) 16th March 2001 2001/222
Sections 145 to 155 16th February 2001 2001/222
Sections 157 and 158 16th February 2001 2001/222
Sections 161 and 162 16th February 2001 2001/222
Schedule 4 16th February 2001 2001/222
Schedule 5 1st January 2002 2001/3526
Schedules 6 to 15 16th February 2001 2001/222
Schedule 16 1st July 2001 2001/222
Schedule 17 16th February 2001 2001/222
Schedule 18, paragraphs 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11(c), 12 to 14, 17 to 19 16th February 2001 2001/222
Schedule 18 (in full) 30th October 2001 2001/3526
Schedule 18, paragraph 14 (deemed not to have commenced on 16th February 2001) 10th April 2001 The 2001 Act
Schedules 19 and 20 16th February 2001 2001/222
Schedule 21, paragraphs 1 to 5, 6(1), (5), (7)(b) and (7)(c), (8), (9), 8 to 11, 12(2) and (3) and 13 to 15 16th February 2001 2001/222
Schedule 22 (in part) 16th February 2001 2001/222
Schedule 22 (in part) 16th March 2001 2001/222
Schedule 22 (in part) 1st July 2001 2001/222

Notes:

 [1] 2001 c. 5; section 2 was amended by S.I. 2002/2626 and 2003/1887.back

[2] 2000 c. 41; section 143 was commenced on 16th February 2001 by S.I. 2001/222, but was deemed not to have been commenced by section 1 of the Election Publications Act 2001 (c. 5).back

[3] 1983 c. 2; paragraph 14 of Schedule 18 was commenced on 16th February 2001 by S.I. 2001/222, but was deemed not to have been commenced by section 1 of the Election Publications Act 2001 (c. 5) (which provided that section 110 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) was to have effect in the form in which it had effect before 16th February 2001).back


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Prepared 28 December 2006

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