Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 644

NORTHERN IRELAND

The New Northern Ireland Assembly Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Amendment) Order 2007

Made

28th February 2007

Coming into force

1st March 2007

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29(3) and (4) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(1), as applied by article 3 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001(2), makes the following Order with the consent of the Treasury:

(1)

1983 c. 2; section 29(3) and (4) were substituted by section 1(1) and (2) of the Representation of the People Act 1991 (c. 11) and were amended by the Transfer of Functions (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1728) and the functions formerly conferred on the Treasury have been transferred to the Secretary of State by that Order. The powers in section 29(3) are extended by sections 29(4) to (4C), as so amended. Subsections (3) to (9) of section 29 have been substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) (“2000 Act”), which have yet to be brought into force. The amendments made by the 2000 Act have in turn been amended by paragraph 107 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) (“2006 Act”), but these amendments have not been brought into force. Section 68 of the 2006 Act amends section 29 by substituting existing subsections (3) to (4B) with new subsections (3), (3A), (3B) and (3C). These amendments are in force in England and Wales by virtue of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3412 (C. 128)), but have not yet been brought into force for Northern Ireland.

(2)

S.I. 2001/2599.