Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

1 (1) In this Schedule—

(a) “an ordinary general election to the Scottish Parliament” means an election held under section 2 of the M1 Scotland Act 1998;

(b) “an extraordinary general election to the Scottish Parliament” means an election held under section 3 of the M2 Scotland Act 1998;

(c) “an ordinary election to the Welsh Assembly” means an election held under section 3 of the M3 Government of Wales Act 1998;

(d) “an ordinary general election to the Northern Ireland Assembly” means an election held under section 31 of the M4 Northern Ireland Act 1998; and

(e) “an extraordinary general election to the Northern Ireland Assembly” means an election held under section 32 of the M5 Northern Ireland Act 1998.

(2) For the purposes of this Schedule a parliamentary general election is pending during the period—

(a) beginning with the date on which Her Majesty’s intention to dissolve Parliament is announced in connection with a forthcoming parliamentary general election, and

(b) ending with the date of the poll for that election.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 10 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; Sch. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); Sch. 10 in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)

Marginal Citations

M1 1998 c. 46.

M2 1998 c. 46.

M3 1998 c. 38.

M4 1998 c. 47.

M5 1998 c. 47.