Electoral Administration Act 2006

63 Regulation of loans etc: Northern Ireland U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State may, after consulting the Electoral Commission, by order make provision relating to regulated transactions, controlled transactions or relevant matters which corresponds to or is similar to any provision (“relevant provision”) relating to donations for political purposes which is made by, or which may be made under, the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).

(2) But if a relevant provision has effect, or would have effect, subject to a temporal limitation, a provision of an order under this section which corresponds to or is similar to the relevant provision must be subject to the same temporal limitation.

(3) An order under this section may in particular—

(a) amend, repeal or revoke any provision made by or under an Act of Parliament or Northern Ireland legislation (whenever passed or made);

(b) create an offence corresponding or similar to any offence relating to donations for political purposes created by the 2006 Act;

(c) confer power on the Secretary of State to make provision by order corresponding or similar to any such power relating to donations for political purposes conferred by the 2006 Act;

(d) make different provision for different purposes;

(e) make such supplemental, incidental, consequential, transitional or savings provision as the Secretary of State thinks necessary or expedient in connection with the order.

(4) An order under this section which confers power to make an order by virtue of subsection (3)(c) must require the order—

(a) to be made only after consulting the Electoral Commission;

(b) to be made by statutory instrument; and

(c) not to be made unless a draft of the instrument containing the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(5) The power to make an order under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(6) No such order may be made unless a draft of the instrument containing the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(7) In this section—

• “regulated transaction” has the same meaning as in Part 4A of the 2000 Act (see section 71F of that Act);

• “controlled transaction” has the same meaning as in Schedule 7A to that Act (see paragraphs 1 and 2 of that Schedule);

• “relevant matter” has the same meaning as in section 62 of this Act (see subsection (2) of that section).

[F1 (8) For the purposes of this section, section 1(3) of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (which amends section 71E of the 2000 Act) is treated as provision made by the 2006 Act.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 63(8) inserted (13.3.2014) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13), ss. 2(3), 28(1)(b)(iii)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 63 modified (13.3.2014) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13), ss. 26(1), 28(1)(i)