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The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2007

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2007 No. 3376 (C. 142)

Representation of the People

The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2007

Made

28th November 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 77(2) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006(1).

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2007.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Electoral Administration Act 2006.

Record of electoral registration arrangements of service personnel

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of section 13(2) and (3) of the Act is 30th November 2007.

Access to election documents after Greater London Authority elections

3.  The day appointed for the coming into force in England and Wales of sections 42 to 44 of the Act for the purposes of Authority elections (as defined by section 203(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(2)), is 1st January 2008.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

28th November 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings section 13(2) and (3) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22) into force on 30th November 2007. Section 13(2) and (3) amend section 59 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2), making provision about the registration of voters with a service qualification.

The Order also brings sections 42 to 44 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 into force, in relation to elections to the Greater London Authority. Sections 42 to 44 regulate access to election documents after a poll that is not a poll at a Parliamentary election or local government election in Northern Ireland or Scotland.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Section 911.09.20062006/1972
Section 1001.01.20072006/3412
Section 1101.01.20072006/3412
Section 12 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 13(partially, England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 1401.01.20072006/3412
Section 1511.09.20062006/1972
Section 16 ( England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 17

01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland)

and 07.02.2007 (for Northern Ireland)

2006/3412 and

2007/230

Section 18 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 19 ( England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 20 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 21 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 22 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 23 (partially for Northern Ireland and in its entirety for England, Wales and Scotland)

11.09.2006 and

01.01.2007

2006/1972 and

2006/3412

Section 24 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 2511.09.20062006/1972
Section 26 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 2711.09.20062006/1972
Section 28 ( England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 29 ( England, Wales and Scotland)31.01.20072006/3412
Section 30 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 31(partially, England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 3201.01.20072006/3412
Section 3301.01.20072006/3412
Section 3401.01.20072006/3412
Section 3501.01.20072006/3412
Section 36 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 37 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 38 (partially, England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 3911.09.20062006/1972
Section 4011.09.20062006/1972
Section 41 (partially, England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 42 (partially, England and Wales)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 43 (partially, England and Wales)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 44 (partially, England and Wales)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 45 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 46 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 47 (partially)

11.09.2006 and

01.01.2007

2006/1972 and

2006/3412

Section 4811.09.20062006/1972
Section 4901.01.20072006/3412
Section 5011.09.20062006/1972
Section 5111.09.20062006/1972
Section 52 (partially)

11.09.2006,

01.01.2007 and 07.02.2007

2006/1972,

2006/3412 and 2007/230

Section 5311.09.20062006/1972
Section 5411.09.20062006/1972
Section 5511.09.20062006/1972
Section 5611.09.20062006/1972
Section 5711.09.20062006/1972
Section 5830.06.20072007/1847
Section 6011.09.20062006/1972
Section 61 (partially, England, Wales and Scotland)11.09.20062006/1972, (amended by 2006/2268)
Section 62 (England, Wales and Scotland)11.09.20062006/1972
Section 6411.09.20062006/1972
Section 6511.09.20062006/1972
Section 66 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 6711.09.20062006/1972
Section 68 (England and Wales)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 69 (England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 7001.01.20072006/3412
Section 7101.01.20072006/3412
Section 7201.01.20072006/3412
Section 73 (partially, England, Wales and Scotland)01.01.20072006/3412
Section 74 (partially)11.09.2006 and 2006/34122006/1972 and 2006/3412
Schedule 1 (partially)11.09.2006 , 01.01.2007 and 07.02.20072006/1972, (amended by 2006/2268), 2006/3412 and 2007/230
Schedule 2 (partially)11.09.2006 , 01.01.2007 and 07.02.20072006/1972, 2006/3412 and 2007/230
(2)

1983 c.2. The definition of “local government election” in section 203(1) was amended, and the definition of “Authority election” in section 203(1) was inserted, by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c.29).

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