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Part 9U.K.General
74Miscellaneous amendments and repealsU.K.
(1)Part 7 of Schedule 1 contains miscellaneous amendments.
(2)Schedule 2 contains repeals.
Commencement Information
I1S. 74 partly in force; s. 74 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 77; s. 74 in force for certain purposes at 11.9.2006 by S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 24 (subject to art. 4, Sch. 2); s. 74 in force for E.W.S. for certain further purposes and for E.W. at 1.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 paras. 11, 14(aa), 15(c) (subject to art. 6, Sch. 2); s. 74 in force for N.I. for certain purposes at 1.7.2008 by S.I. 2008/1316, arts. 2(2){(3)}, 4(y)(z)(iv)-(vi)(aa), 5(e)(f)(iv)(g); s. 74 in force for N.I. for certain purposes at 1.7.2008 by S.I. 2008/1656, art. 2(1)(2)(c)-(e) (subject to art. 3, Sch.)
F174A.Functions of the Minister for the Cabinet OfficeU.K.
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Textual Amendments
F1S. 74A omitted (8.12.2021) by virtue of The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1265), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 17 (with art. 12)
75Financial provisionU.K.
(1)There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
(a)any expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of this Act, and
(b)any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which under any other Act are payable out of money so provided.
(2)There shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which under any other Act are payable out of that Fund.
76InterpretationU.K.
(1)“The 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2).
(2)“The 2000 Act” means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).
77CommencementU.K.
(1)The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—
F2(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(g). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(h)section 75;
(i)section 76;
(j)this section;
(k)section 78;
(l)section 79.
(2)Otherwise, this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
(3)Different days may be appointed for different purposes.
(4)An order under subsection (2) may make—
(a)any supplementary, incidental or consequential provision, and
(b)any transitory, transitional or saving provision,
as the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient in connection with the order.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 77(2) power partly exercised: 11.9.2006 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2006/1972}, art. 3 (subject to transitional provisions in art. 4, Sch. 2) (as amended (17.8.2006) by S.I. 2006/2268, art. 3)
S. 77(2) power partly exercised: 1.1.2007 and 31.1.2007 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2006/3412}, arts. 3-5, Sch. 1
P2S. 77(2) power partly exercised: 7.2.2007 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2007/230}, arts. 2, 3
S. 77(2) power partly exercised: different dates appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2007/3376}, arts. 2, 3
P3S. 77(2) power partly exercised: 30.6.2007 appointed for specified provision by {S.I. 2007/1847}, art. 2 (with art. 3)
P4S. 77(2) power partly excercised: 10.3.2008 appointed for specified provision by {S.I. 2008/610}, art. 2
P5S. 77(2) power partly exercised: 14.5.2008 and 1.7.2008 appointed for specified provisions and purposes by {S.I. 2008/1316}, arts. 2-5
P6S. 77(2) power partly exercised: 1.7.2008 appointed for specified provisions and purposes by {S.I. 2008/1656}, art. 2 (subject to art. 3, Sch.)
Textual Amendments
F2S. 77(1)(a)-(g) repealed (2.4.2013) by Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6), ss. 23(2), 27(1); S.I. 2013/702, art. 3(e)
78ExtentU.K.
(1)Subject to subsections (2) to (5), the extent of any amendment or repeal made by this Act is the same as that of the enactment amended or repealed.
(2)The following provisions do not extend to Northern Ireland—
(a)sections [F39(2)]F4... and 11;
(b)section 67;
(c)section 70;
(d)[F5Part] 2 of Schedule 1.
(3)Section 70 does not extend to Scotland.
(4)A repeal of an enactment by Schedule 2 which corresponds to a repeal of that enactment by any other provision of this Act has the same extent as that other provision.
(5)The repeal in Schedule 2 relating to paragraph 86 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Textual Amendments
F3Words in s. 78(2)(a) substituted (10.9.2014 for E.W., 19.9.2014 for S.) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13), ss. 18(2), 28(4), 28(5)
F4Word in s. 78(2)(a) omitted (15.9.2014) by virtue of The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1116), arts. 1(1), 2(3)(a)
F5Word in s. 78(2)(d) substituted (15.9.2014) by The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1116), arts. 1(1), 2(3)(b)
79Short titleU.K.
This Act may be cited as the Electoral Administration Act 2006.
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