The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1Provisions coming into force on 11th September 2006

1.  Section 9 (Registration officers: duty to take necessary steps).

2.  Section 15 (Offences as to false registration information).

3.  Section 23(1) and (3) (Offences as to false statements in nomination papers), except so far as subsection (3) inserts subsection (1A)(c), and the word “or” preceding it, in section 65A of the 1983 Act.

4.  Section 25 (Amount of expenses which may be incurred by third party).

5.  Section 27 (Meaning of election expenses for purposes of the 1983 Act).

6.  Section 39 (Undue influence).

7.  Section 40 (Offences relating to applications for postal and proxy votes).

8.  So far as it relates to the provision specified in paragraph 25(a), section 47.

9.  Section 48 (Registered names of parties).

10.  Section 50 (Confirmation of registered particulars).

11.  Section 51 (Removal from register of registered parties).

12.  Section 52(1) to (3) (Time for registration of parties fielding candidates).

13.  Section 52(4) to (6), for the purposes of the parliamentary elections and elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly within the meaning of section 22(5)(a) and (e) of the 2000 Act(1).

14.  Section 53 (Requirements as to statements of account).

15.  Section 54 (Time for delivery of unaudited accounts to Electoral Commission).

16.  Section 55 (Policy development grants to be donations).

17.  Section 56 (Exemption from requirement to prepare quarterly donation reports).

18.  Section 57 (Repeal of section 68 of the 2000 Act).

19.  Section 60 (Northern Ireland: disapplication of Part 4 of the 2000 Act).

20.  In relation to England and Wales and Scotland—

(a)section 61 (Regulation of loans etc.), except so far as it provides—

(i)by subsection (1), for the insertion of section 71S(3) of the 2000 Act;

(ii)by subsection (5), for the insertion of paragraphs 2(3) and 3(2) of Schedule 6A to the 2000 Act;

(b)section 62 (Regulation of loans: power to make provision for candidates, third parties and referendums).

21.  Section 64 (Campaign expenditure: standing for more than one party).

22.  Section 65 (Time limit for claims in respect of campaign expenditure).

23.  Section 67 (Performance of local authorities in relation to elections etc.).

24.  So far as it relates to the provisions specified in paragraphs 25(b) to (m) and 26, section 74.

25.  In Schedule 1—

(a)paragraph 71;

(b)paragraph 104;

(c)paragraphs 111, 112, and 116 to 119;

(d)paragraphs 120 to 126;

(e)paragraph 127;

(f)paragraph 133;

(g)paragraphs 138 and 139;

(h)paragraphs 142 and 143(1), (2);

(i)paragraphs 145, 147, 149;

(j)paragraph 152;

(k)paragraphs 154(3), (8), (9) and 155;

(l)paragraph 156;

(m)in relation to England and Wales and Scotland—

(i)paragraphs 97 to 102, except so far as paragraph 99 provides for the insertion of paragraph 16 of Schedule 7A to the 2000 Act;

(ii)paragraphs 140, 141, 144, 146, 148, 150, 151, 153, and 154(1), (2), (4) to (7).

26.—(1) The entries in Schedule 2 to the extent specified in this paragraph.

(2) In the entry relating to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), the references relating to sections 9(6), 74A(2), 75(1), 90A and 90B.

(3) In the entry relating to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41), the references relating to—

(a)sections 52(2)(b), 68 and 69;

(b)Schedule 7, as denoted by “(b)”, “(d)”, and “(e)”;

(c)Schedule 20;

(d)so far as they relate to England and Wales and Scotland—

(i)sections 50(2)(e), 50(4) and 53(4)(a);

(ii)Schedule 7, as denoted by “(a)” and “(c)”.