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Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 3416 (C. 129)

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

(The document as of February, 2008)

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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


 Made18th 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—

    (a) section 143 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000[2] (details to appear on election material);

    (b) paragraph 14 of Schedule 18 to that Act[3] (replacement of section 110 of the Representation of the People Act 1983).

    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.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Sections 4 and 516th February 20012001/222
Section 6 (in part)16th February 20012001/222
Section 6(1)(d)30th October 20012001/3526
Sections 7 and 816th February 20012001/222
Section 91st July 20012001/222
Sections 10 and 1216th February 20012001/222
Section 131st July 20012001/222
Section 14 (in part)30th October 20012001/3526
Section 1530th October 20012001/3526
Sections 21 to 3516th February 20012001/222
Sections 37 to 4016th February 20012001/222
Sections 41 to 491st January 20022001/3526
Sections 50 to 12916th February 20012001/3526
Section 1301st July 20012001/222
Section 13116th February 20012001/222
Section 132 (in part)16th February 20012001/222
Section 132 (in full)1st July 20012001/222
Section 13316th February 20012001/222
Sections 134 and 1351st July 20012001/222
Sections 136 to 14016th February 20012001/222
Section 1411st April 20022001/3526
Section 14216th February 20012001/222
Section 14316th February 20012001/222
Section 143 (deemed not to have commenced on 16th February 2001)10th April 2001The 2001 Act
Section 144 (in part)16th February 20012001/222
Section 144 (in full)16th March 20012001/222
Sections 145 to 15516th February 20012001/222
Sections 157 and 15816th February 20012001/222
Sections 161 and 16216th February 20012001/222
Schedule 416th February 20012001/222
Schedule 51st January 20022001/3526
Schedules 6 to 1516th February 20012001/222
Schedule 161st July 20012001/222
Schedule 1716th February 20012001/222
Schedule 18, paragraphs 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11(c), 12 to 14, 17 to 1916th February 20012001/222
Schedule 18 (in full)30th October 20012001/3526
Schedule 18, paragraph 14 (deemed not to have commenced on 16th February 2001)10th April 2001The 2001 Act
Schedules 19 and 2016th February 20012001/222
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 1516th February 20012001/222
Schedule 22 (in part)16th February 20012001/222
Schedule 22 (in part)16th March 20012001/222
Schedule 22 (in part)1st July 20012001/222

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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