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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)


          

Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.
Section 9 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 10 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 11 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 12 (England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 13(partially, England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 14 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 15 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 16 ( England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
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) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 19 ( England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 20 (England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 21 (England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 22 (England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
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) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 25 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 26 (England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 27 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 28 ( England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 29 ( England, Wales and Scotland) 31.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 30 (England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 31(partially, England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 32 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 33 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 34 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 35 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 36 (England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 37 (England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 38 (partially, England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 39 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 40 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 41 (partially, England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 42 (partially, England and Wales) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 43 (partially, England and Wales) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 44 (partially, England and Wales) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 45 (England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 46 (England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 47 (partially) 11.09.2006 and

01.01.2007

2006/1972 and

2006/3412

Section 48 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 49 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 50 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 51 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 52 (partially) 11.09.2006,

01.01.2007 and 07.02.2007

2006/1972,

2006/3412 and 2007/230

Section 53 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 54 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 55 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 56 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 57 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 58 30.06.2007 2007/1847
Section 60 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 61 (partially, England, Wales and Scotland) 11.09.2006 2006/1972, (amended by 2006/2268)
Section 62 (England, Wales and Scotland) 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 64 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 65 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 66 (England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 67 11.09.2006 2006/1972
Section 68 (England and Wales) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 69 (England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 70 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 71 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 72 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 73 (partially, England, Wales and Scotland) 01.01.2007 2006/3412
Section 74 (partially) 11.09.2006 and 2006/3412 2006/1972 and 2006/3412
Schedule 1 (partially) 11.09.2006 , 01.01.2007 and 07.02.2007 2006/1972, (amended by 2006/2268), 2006/3412 and 2007/230
Schedule 2 (partially) 11.09.2006 , 01.01.2007 and 07.02.2007 2006/1972, 2006/3412 and 2007/230


Notes:

[1] 2006 c.22.back

[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).back



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