The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2006

Control of documents after a parliamentary election

4.—(1) The amendments made to the 1983 Act by—

(a) section 31(8) (which amends rule 57 in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act);

(b) section 41(4) and (5) (which amend rules 56 and 57 in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act);

(c) section 41(8) (which amends section 63 of the 1983 Act); and

(d) section 41(9) (which inserts section 66B of the 1983 Act),

of the Act, do not have effect in relation to any documents to which paragraph (2) applies.

(2) This paragraph applies to any documents which have been or must be forwarded to the Clerk of the Crown on or before 2 May 2007, in accordance with—

(a) rule 55 (Delivery of documents to the Clerk of the Crown) in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act;

(b) regulation 91 (Forwarding of documents) of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(1).

(1)

S.I. 2001/341, amended by S.I. 2006/752 and 2006/2910; there are other amending instruments but none are relevant.