Electoral Administration Act 2006
Part 1Co-ordinated on-line record of electors
1CORE schemes: establishment
2Use of CORE information
3CORE scheme grants
3AEstablishment of corporation sole to be CORE keeper
4Electoral Commission
5CORE schemes: supplemental
6CORE schemes: procedure
7Amendment of the 1983 Act
8Interpretation of Part
Part 2Registration of electors
9Registration officers: duty to take necessary steps
10Anonymous registration
11Alterations of registers: pending elections
12Determinations by registration officers and objections
13Registration of voters with service qualification
Part 3Anti-fraud measures
14Absent voting: personal identifiers
15Offences as to false registration information
Part 4Review of polling places
16Review of polling places
Part 5Standing for election
17Minimum age
18Certain Commonwealth citizens
19Nomination procedures
Part 6Conduct of elections etc.
Election timetables
20Omission of references to Maundy Thursday
Nomination
21Use of candidates' common names
22Candidate not to stand in more than one constituency
23Offences as to false statements in nomination papers
Death of candidate
24Death of candidate
Election expenses
25Amount of expenses which may be incurred by third party
26Return as to election expenses
27Meaning of election expenses for purposes of the 1983 Act
Observation of elections etc.
28Discretion to report on certain elections
29Observation of proceedings and working practices
Ballot papers
30Ballot paper design
31Replacement of counterfoils
32Photographs on ballot papers: piloting
33Evaluation of pilots under section 32
34Revision of electoral provisions in the light of pilot schemes
Voting in person
35Certain voters entitled to vote in person
Certain electoral documents
36Translations etc. of certain documents
37Documents relating to postal voting
Circumstances in which votes may be tendered
38Tendered votes
Offences related to voting
39Undue influence
40Offences relating to applications for postal and proxy votes
Access to election documents
41Control of documents after parliamentary election
42Access to other election documents
43Access to other election documents: contravention of regulations
44Access to other election documents: supplementary
45Marked postal voters list
Correction of procedural errors
46Returning officers: correction of procedural errors
Miscellaneous amendments
47Miscellaneous amendments of the 1983 Act
Part 7Regulation of parties
Registration of parties
48Registered names of parties
49Political party descriptions
50Confirmation of registered particulars
51Removal from register of registered parties
52Time for registration of parties fielding candidates
Accounting requirements
53Requirements as to statements of account
54Time for delivery of unaudited accounts to Electoral Commission
Control of donations
55Policy development grants to be donations
56Exemption from requirement to prepare quarterly donation reports
57Repeal of section 68 of the 2000 Act
58Register of donations to include details of nature of donation
59Reporting donations to holders of certain elective offices
60Northern Ireland: disapplication of Part 4 of the 2000 Act
Regulation of loans etc.
61Regulation of loans etc.
62Regulation of loans: power to make provision for candidates, third parties and referendums
63Regulation of loans etc: Northern Ireland
Campaign expenditure
64Campaign expenditure: standing for more than one party
65Time limit for claims in respect of campaign expenditure
Referendum and election material
66Details to appear on referendum and election material
Part 8Miscellaneous
Election services
67Performance of local authorities in relation to elections etc.
68Funding of services and expenses of returning officers
Encouraging electoral participation
69Encouraging electoral participation
Criminal proceedings
70Time limit for prosecutions
71Restriction on powers of arrest by persons other than constables
Pre-consolidation amendments
72Pre-consolidation amendments
Legal incapacity to vote
73Abolition of common law incapacity: mental state
Part 9General
74Miscellaneous amendments and repeals
74AFunctions of the Lord President of the Council
75Financial provision
76Interpretation
77Commencement
78Extent
79Short title
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Amendments
Part 1Anonymous registration
The Juries Act 1974 (c. 23)
1In section 3 of the Juries Act 1974 (electoral register...
The 1983 Act
2The 1983 Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs 3...
3In section 4 (entitlement to be registered as parliamentary or...
4(1) Section 9 (registers of electors) is amended as follows....
5In section 10 (maintenance of registers: annual canvass), in subsection...
6(1) Section 10A (maintenance of the registers: registration of electors)...
7In section 49 (effect of registers), after subsection (4) insert—...
8In section 56 (registration appeals), in subsection (1) after paragraph...
9(1) Section 62 (offences as to declarations) is amended as...
10(1) Section 91 (candidate's right to send election address post...
11In section 121 (presentation and service of parliamentary election petition),...
12In section 128 (presentation of petition questioning local election), after...
13(1) Section 202(1) (general provisions as to interpretation) is amended...
14(1) Schedule 1 (parliamentary elections rules) is amended as follows....
15(1) Schedule 2 (provisions which may be contained in regulations...
16In Schedule 2A (control of donations to candidates), the existing...
The Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)
17(1) Section 3 of the Representation of the People Act...
The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)
18(1) Section 17A of the Greater London Authority Act 1999...
The Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2)
19Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000...
20(1) Paragraph 3 is amended as follows.
21In paragraph 4, after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
22In paragraph 5, after sub-paragraph (3) insert—
23In paragraph 7, after sub-paragraph (8) insert—
The 2000 Act
24The 2000 Act is amended as follows.
25In section 65 (submission of donation reports to Commission), after...
26In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 (details to be given...
27The existing text of paragraph 3 of that Schedule becomes...
28In Schedule 7 (control of donations to individuals and members...
29In Schedule 11 (control of donations to recognised third parties),...
30In Schedule 15 (control of donations to permitted participants), in...
Part 2Alteration of registers: pending elections
31The 1983 Act is amended as follows.
32In section 13A(4) (alteration of registers), after “section 13B(3)” insert...
33Schedule 1 (parliamentary elections rules) is amended as follows.
34In rule 29 (equipment of polling stations) after paragraph (5)...
35In rule 38 (votes marked by presiding officer), after paragraph...
36In rule 39 (voting by person with disabilities), after paragraph...
37In rule 40 (tendered ballot papers), after paragraph (4A) (inserted...
38After rule 41 (spoilt ballot papers) insert— Correction of errors...
39In rule 43 (procedure on close of poll)—
40In rule 55 (delivery of documents to Clerk of the...
Part 3Standing for election
European Parliament
41(1) Section 10 of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002...
Greater London Authority
42(1) Section 20 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999...
Local authorities in England and Wales
43(1) Section 79 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c....
National Assembly for Wales
44In section 13(2) of the Government of Wales Act 1998...
Scottish Parliament
45In section 16(2) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)...
Local authorities in Scotland
46(1) Section 29 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973...
Councillors in Northern Ireland
47(1) Section 3 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland)...
Part 4Omission of references to Maundy Thursday
The Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (C. 14)
48In Schedule 5 to the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland)...
The 1983 Act
49The 1983 Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs 50...
50In section 40(1) (timing as to local elections in England...
51(1) In section 119(2) (computation of time for purposes of...
52In rule 2(1) of Schedule 1 (computation of time for...
The Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)
53In section 19(6) of the Representation of the People Act...
The 2000 Act
54In section 77(9) of the 2000 Act (computation of time...
Part 5Conduct of elections
The Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962
55The Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (C. 14) is...
Attendance at election proceedings
56In Schedule 5 (local elections rules), in rule 9 (right...
57In rule 29 of that Schedule (admission to polling station)...
58In rule 44 of that Schedule (attendance at counting of...
Identifying marks and security markings on ballot papers etc.
59(1) Rule 16 of that Schedule (ballot papers) is amended...
60(1) Rule 17 of that Schedule (the official mark) is...
61(1) The Appendix of forms of that Schedule is amended...
62(1) Paragraph 27 of Schedule 9 (electoral misdemeanours) is amended...
Tendered votes in certain circumstances
63(1) In rule 37 of Schedule 5 (tendered ballot papers)...
64In rule 32 of that Schedule (questions to be put...
Assistance for persons with disabilities
65In rule 35 of Schedule 5 (votes marked by presiding...
66In rule 36 of that Schedule (voting by persons with...
67In rule 41 of that Schedule (procedure on close of...
68In the Appendix of Forms in that Schedule, in Note...
The 1983 Act
69The 1983 Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs 70...
Official poll cards
70(1) Rule 28 of Schedule 1 (issue of official poll...
Election expenses
71In section 76(1B) (limitation of election expenses) for “above” (in...
Postal voting statement
72In section 65 (tampering with nomination papers, ballot papers etc.)...
73(1) Rule 45 of Schedule 1 (the count at parliamentary...
Questions to be put to voters
74For rule 35 of that Schedule (questions to be put...
Voting procedure
75(1) For rule 37 of that Schedule (voting procedure) substitute—...
Assistance for persons with disabilities
76In section 202 (general provisions as to interpretation), in subsection...
77In rule 38 of Schedule 1 (votes marked by presiding...
78In rule 39 of that Schedule (voting by persons with...
79In rule 43 of that Schedule (procedure on close of...
80In the Appendix of Forms in that Schedule, in Note...
Tendered ballot papers
81(1) Rule 40 of that Schedule (tendered ballot papers) is...
Attendance at election proceedings
82In section 66(1) (requirement of secrecy) after paragraph (b) insert—...
83(1) Rule 11 of Schedule 1 (right to attend nomination)...
84In rule 32 of that Schedule (admission to polling station)...
85(1) Rule 44 of that Schedule (attendance at counting of...
Identifying marks and security markings on ballot papers etc.
86In section 66 (requirement of secrecy), in each of the...
87In rule 19 of Schedule 1 (ballot papers at parliamentary...
88(1) Rule 20 of that Schedule (the official mark at...
89In rule 29 of that Schedule (equipment of polling stations...
90(1) Rule 37 of that Schedule (voting procedure at parliamentary...
91In rule 45 of that Schedule (the count), in paragraph...
92In rule 47 of that Schedule (rejected ballot papers at...
93(1) The Appendix of forms in that Schedule is amended...
Cancellation of postal ballot papers
94In Schedule 2 (provisions which may be contained in regulations...
Control of documents after parliamentary election: Northern Ireland
95(1) Schedule 1 (parliamentary elections rules) is amended as follows....
Local government elections in Scotland
96The amendments made by paragraphs 72, 86 and 94 do...
Part 6Control of loans etc. to individuals and members associations
97The 2000 Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs 98...
98After section 71X (inserted by section 61 of this Act)...
99After Schedule 7 insert— SCHEDULE 7A Control of loans etc...
100In section 156(4) (provision about subordinate legislation), after paragraph (i)...
101In Schedule 20 (penalties), after the entry relating to paragraph...
102(1) The Secretary of State must not make an order...
Part 7Miscellaneous
The Family Law Reform Act 1969 (c. 46)
103In Schedule 2 to the Family Law Reform Act 1969...
The 1983 Act
104The 1983 Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs 105...
105In section 10 (maintenance of registers: annual canvass), in subsection...
106In section 10A (maintenance of registers: registration of electors), in...
107(1) Section 29 (payments by and to returning officer), as...
108In section 31(2) (polling districts at local government elections in...
109In section 53 (power to make regulations as to registration...
110In section 58 (registration appeals: Northern Ireland), in subsection (1),...
111In section 73 (payment of expenses through election agent), in...
112(1) In section 74A (expenses incurred otherwise than for election...
113In section 75 (prohibition of expenses not authorised by election...
114In section 81(9) (returns as to election expenses)—
115In section 89(1A) (inspection of return containing statement of donations),...
116In section 90 (election expenses at elections where election agent...
117In section 90C (property, goods and services provided free of...
118(1) Section 90D (modification of election expenses provisions relating to...
119In section 118 (interpretation of Part 2), in the definition...
120(1) Section 160 (persons reported personally guilty of corrupt or...
121In section 168 (prosecutions for corrupt practice), in subsection (1)(a)(i)...
122In section 173 (incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal...
123(1) Section 173A (incapacity to hold public or judicial office...
124In section 187 (application of Act to certain local elections)...
125In section 191 (municipal elections in the City), in subsection...
126In section 193 (personation and other voting offences), in paragraph...
127In section 197 (candidate's expenses: ward, and liverymen in common...
128(1) Section 202(1) (general interpretation) is amended as follows.
129(1) Rule 6A of Schedule 1 (nomination papers: registered political...
130In rule 12(3A) of that Schedule (decisions as to validity...
131In rule 14(5) of that Schedule (statement of persons nominated:...
132For rule 36 of that Schedule (challenge of voter) substitute—...
133The amendments made by paragraphs 111, 112, 114, 117 and...
The Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)
134In section 6 of the Representation of the People Act...
135(1) Schedule 1 to that Act (special polling stations in...
The Caldey Island Act 1990 (c. 44)
136In section 4(1) of the Caldey Island Act 1990 (savings)...
The Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2)
137(1) Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act...
The 2000 Act
138The 2000 Act is amended as follows.
139In section 3 (appointment of Electoral Commissioners and Commission chairman),...
140In section 24 (office-holders to be registered), in subsection (4),...
141In section 27 (financial structure of registered parties: accounting units),...
142In section 29 (registration of party emblems), in subsection (2)...
143(1) Section 34 (registration of minor parties) is amended as...
144(1) Section 50 (definition of donations for the purposes of...
145In section 52 (payments, services etc. not to be regarded...
146(1) Section 53(4) (value of donations) is amended as follows....
147In section 55(2) (payments from public funds to be treated...
148(1) Section 62 (quarterly donation reports) is amended as follows....
149In section 69 (register of recordable donations)—
150(1) Section 146 (supervisory powers of Commission) is amended as...
151(1) Section 148(6) (general offences) is amended as follows.
152In Schedule 1 (the Electoral Commission), in paragraph 3(3) (term...
153In Schedule 6, after paragraph 5 insert— Application of reporting...
154(1) Schedule 7 (donations to individuals and members associations by...
155In Schedule 20 (penalties), omit the entries relating to section...
European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (c. 7)
156In section 12 of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003—...
SCHEDULE 2Repeals

Electoral Administration Act 2006

2006 c. 22

C1C2An Act to make provision in relation to the registration of electors and the keeping of electoral registration information; standing for election; the administration and conduct of elections and referendums; and the regulation of political parties.

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C3

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Act: power to amend conferred (25.7.2006) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33), ss. 1(2)(a), 31(1)

C3

Act: certain functions made exercisable concurrently (18.8.2010) by Lord President of the Council Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1837), arts. 1(2), 3