Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL ELECTION EXPENDITURE
POLITICAL PARTIES
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
Made
18th December 2006
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Election Publications Act 2001,(1) makes the following order:
1. This Order may be cited as The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006.
2. This Order does not extend to Northern Ireland.
3. Subject to article 5, the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions is 1st January 2007—
(a)section 143 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(2) (details to appear on election material);
(b)paragraph 14 of Schedule 18 to that Act(3) (replacement of section 110 of the Representation of the People Act 1983).
4. Subject to article 5, section 1(1) and (2)(a) of the Election Publications Act 2001 shall cease to have effect on 1st January 2007.
5. The provisions specified in article 3 do not have effect, and section 1(1) and (2)(a) of the Election Publications Act 2001 continues to have effect, in relation to any election for which the date of the poll specified in the notice of election issued in relation to that election is on or before 2nd May 2007.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Constitutional Affairs
18th December 2006
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force (in England and Wales and Scotland) section 143 of, and paragraph 14 of Schedule 18 to, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) (“the 2000 Act”). These provisions were commenced on 16th February 2001 by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/222). However, this commencement was deemed not to have had effect by section 1 of the Election Publications Act 2001 (c. 5) (“the 2001 Act”). That Act provided for the provisions to be brought into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State. That day is 1st January 2007, although transitional provision is made such that the provisions will not apply to irregular elections (such as by-elections) held in the period ending on 2nd May 2007.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the 2000 Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before this Order. Amendments to the 2000 Act are not included in the sections or ranges of sections mentioned here.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 4 and 5 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 6 (in part) | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 6(1)(d) | 30th October 2001 | 2001/3526 |
| Sections 7 and 8 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 9 | 1st July 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Sections 10 and 12 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 13 | 1st July 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 14 (in part) | 30th October 2001 | 2001/3526 |
| Section 15 | 30th October 2001 | 2001/3526 |
| Sections 21 to 35 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Sections 37 to 40 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Sections 41 to 49 | 1st January 2002 | 2001/3526 |
| Sections 50 to 129 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/3526 |
| Section 130 | 1st July 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 131 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 132 (in part) | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 132 (in full) | 1st July 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 133 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Sections 134 and 135 | 1st July 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Sections 136 to 140 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 141 | 1st April 2002 | 2001/3526 |
| Section 142 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 143 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 143 (deemed not to have commenced on 16th February 2001) | 10th April 2001 | The 2001 Act |
| Section 144 (in part) | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Section 144 (in full) | 16th March 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Sections 145 to 155 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Sections 157 and 158 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Sections 161 and 162 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Schedule 4 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Schedule 5 | 1st January 2002 | 2001/3526 |
| Schedules 6 to 15 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Schedule 16 | 1st July 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Schedule 17 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Schedule 18, paragraphs 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11(c), 12 to 14, 17 to 19 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Schedule 18 (in full) | 30th October 2001 | 2001/3526 |
| Schedule 18, paragraph 14 (deemed not to have commenced on 16th February 2001) | 10th April 2001 | The 2001 Act |
| Schedules 19 and 20 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Schedule 21, paragraphs 1 to 5, 6(1), (5), (7)(b) and (7)(c), (8), (9), 8 to 11, 12(2) and (3) and 13 to 15 | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Schedule 22 (in part) | 16th February 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Schedule 22 (in part) | 16th March 2001 | 2001/222 |
| Schedule 22 (in part) | 1st July 2001 | 2001/222 |
2001 c. 5; section 2 was amended by S.I. 2002/2626 and 2003/1887.
2000 c. 41; section 143 was commenced on 16th February 2001 by S.I. 2001/222, but was deemed not to have been commenced by section 1 of the Election Publications Act 2001 (c. 5).
1983 c. 2; paragraph 14 of Schedule 18 was commenced on 16th February 2001 by S.I. 2001/222, but was deemed not to have been commenced by section 1 of the Election Publications Act 2001 (c. 5) (which provided that section 110 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) was to have effect in the form in which it had effect before 16th February 2001).