The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

Commencement of provisions of the Electoral Administration Act 2006

2.—(1) Subject to article 3 and the Schedule to this Order, the provisions of the 2006 Act specified in paragraph (2) shall come into force on 1st July 2008 so far as they extend to Northern Ireland.

(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) section 61 (regulation of loans etc.), except so far as—

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

(ii) it provides, 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);

(c) section 74 (miscellaneous amendments and repeals) so far as it relates to the provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (d) and (e);

(d) in Schedule 1 (amendments) —

(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) and (4) to (7);

(e) in Schedule 2 (repeals) in the entries relating to the 2000 Act, the references relating to —

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

(ii) paragraphs 2 and 5(4)(a) of Schedule 7.