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(2) to (5), the extent of any amendment or repeal made by this Act is the same as that of the enactment amended or repealed.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.