This Statutory Instrument corrects a defect in S.I. 2008/1741 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and section 9(4) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Draft Statutory Instruments
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, NORTHERN IRELAND
Made
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Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10A(5)(b), (7) and (9) and 53(1)(c) and (3) of, and paragraph 1(2) and (3) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983(1) and section 8 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(2).
The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission, in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(3).
In accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(4) and section 9(4) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
1983 c. 2. Section 10A was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (“RPA 2000”) (c. 2). Section 10A(5)(b) was substituted by section 12(5)(b) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22). Section 10A(7) was amended by paragraph 10(11) of Schedule 4 to the 2013 Act. Section 202(1) provides the definition of “prescribed”. Section 53(3) was amended by paragraph 13(b) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50). Paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 2 was amended by paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 1 to the RPA 2000 and by paragraph 20(2) of Schedule 4 to the 2013 Act. Paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 2 was inserted by paragraph 24(1) and (3) of Schedule 1 to the RPA 2000 and amended by paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) and paragraph 20(2)(b) of Schedule 4 to the 2013 Act.
2000 c. 7. Section 9(1) defines “the appropriate Minister” in Part 2 of the Act (and therefore for the purposes of section 8).
Section 201(2) was substituted by paragraph 69 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985.