Electoral Administration Act 2006

72 Pre-consolidation amendments U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State may by order make such amendments of the enactments relating to the representation of the people as in his opinion facilitate or are otherwise desirable in connection with the consolidation of some or all of those enactments.

(2) The enactments relating to the representation of the people are—

(a) the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2);

(b) the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50);

(c) the Representation of the People Act 1989 (c. 28);

(d) the Representation of the People Act 1993 (c. 29);

(e) the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2);

(f) the Electoral Administration Act 2006;

(g) the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 (c. 2);

(h) the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 13);

(i) the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006;

(j) an enactment referring to any enactment falling within paragraphs (a) to (i).

(3) An order under this section must not come into force unless an Act consolidating the enactments amended by the order (with or without other enactments relating to the representation of the people) has been passed.

(4) An order under this section must not come into force until immediately before that Act comes into force.

(5) Subsection (6) applies if the provisions of that Act come into force at different times.

(6) So much of an order under this section as amends an enactment repealed and re-enacted by a provision of that Act comes into force immediately before that provision.

(7) An order under this section must not be made unless the Secretary of State first consults the Electoral Commission.

(8) An order under this section must be made by statutory instrument, but no such order may be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(9) An order under this section must not make any provision which would, if it were included in an Act of the Scottish Parliament, be within the legislative competence of that Parliament.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 72 wholly in force at 1.1.2007; s. 72 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 77; s. 72 in force at 1.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1, (subject to transitional provisions in Schedule 2)