Part 9General
74Miscellaneous amendments and repeals
1
Part 7 of Schedule 1 contains miscellaneous amendments.
2
Schedule 2 contains repeals.
75Financial provision
1
There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
a
any expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of this Act, and
b
any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which under any other Act are payable out of money so provided.
2
There shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which under any other Act are payable out of that Fund.
76Interpretation
1
“The 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2).
2
“The 2000 Act” means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).
77Commencement
1
The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—
a
section 1 (except subsections (2) and (5));
b
section 2 (except subsections (2), (4) to (9) and (12));
c
section 3;
d
section 4;
e
section 5 (except subsection (10));
f
section 6;
g
section 8;
h
section 75;
i
section 76;
j
this section;
k
section 78;
l
section 79.
2
Otherwise, this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
3
Different days may be appointed for different purposes.
4
An order under subsection (2) may make—94
a
any supplementary, incidental or consequential provision, and
b
any transitory, transitional or saving provision,
as the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient in connection with the order.
78Extent
1
Subject to subsections (2) to (5), the extent of any amendment or repeal made by this Act is the same as that of the enactment amended or repealed.
2
The following provisions do not extend to Northern Ireland—
a
sections 9, 10 and 11;
b
section 67;
c
section 70;
d
Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1.
3
Section 70 does not extend to Scotland.
4
A repeal of an enactment by Schedule 2 which corresponds to a repeal of that enactment by any other provision of this Act has the same extent as that other provision.
5
The repeal in Schedule 2 relating to paragraph 86 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) does not extend to Northern Ireland.
79Short title
This Act may be cited as the Electoral Administration Act 2006.