Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 275  (C. 20) (S. 1)
Representation Of The People, Scotland
The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) (Scotland) Order 2010
Made 8th February 2010

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 77(2) and (4) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006, makes the following Order.
2006 c.22.

Citation and interpretation
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) (Scotland) Order 2010.
2. In this Order “the Act” means the Electoral Administration Act 2006.

Commencement of section 68 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006
3. Section 68 (funding of services and expenses of returning officers) of the Act shall in so far as it extends to Scotland come into force on 10 February 2010

Saving Provision
4. Section 68 of the Act shall not have effect in relation to any election for which the date of the poll specified in the notice of election issued in relation to that election is on or before 10 February 2010.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Scotland
ANN McKECHIN
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Scotland Office
8th February 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 10 February 2010 section 68 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22) in relation to Scotland. Section 68 concerns the funding of services and expenses of returning officers. Section 68 came into force in England and Wales on 1 January 2007 and in Northern Ireland on 1 July 2008.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No
Section 9	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 10	01.01.2007	2006/3412
Section 11	01.01.2007	2006/3412
Section 12	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 14.05.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2008/1316
Section 13 (partially)	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland)	2006/3412
Section 13 (partially)	and 14.05.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
Section 14	01.01.2007	2006/3412
Section 15	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 16	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2008/1316
Section 17	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 07.02.2007 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2007/230
Section 18	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/1316 and2008/1316
Section 19	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2008/1316
Section 20	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2008/1316
Section 21	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2008/1316
Section 22	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2008/1316
Section 23	11.09.2006 (partially)	2006/1972
	01.01.2007 (remaining parts for England, Wales and Scotland)	2006/3412 and
	and 01.07.2008 (remaining parts of Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
Section 24	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2008/1316
Section 25	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 26	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
Section 27	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 28	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2008/1316
Section 29	31.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2008/1316
Section 30	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2008/1316
Section 31 (partially)	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) 14.05.2008 (for Northern Ireland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2008/1316
Section 32	01.01.2007	2006/3412
Section 33	01.01.2007	2006/3412
Section 34	01.01.2007	2006/3412
Section 35	01.01.2007	2006/3412
Section 36	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/3412 and 2008/ 1316
Section 37	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland) and 14.05.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006//3412 and 2008/1316
Section 38 (partially)	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland)	2006/3412 and
	01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
	and 01.07.2008	
Section 39	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 40	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 41 (partially)	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland)	2006/3412 and
	14.05.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
	and 01.07.2008	
Section 42 (partially)	01.01.2007 and 1.1.2008 (for England and Wales)	2006/3412, 2007/3376 and
	and 14.05.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
Section 43 (partially)	01.01.2007 and 01.01.2008 (for England and Wales)	2006/3412, 2007/3376 and
	and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
Section 44 (partially)	01.01.2007 and 01.01.2008 (for England and Wales)	2006/3412, 2007/3376 and
	and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
Section 45	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland)	2006/3412 and
	and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
Section 46	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland)	2006/3412 and
	and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
Section 47 (partially)	11.09.2006, 01.01.2007	2006/1972, 2006/3412 and
	14.05.2008 and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
	and 01.07.2008	
Section 48	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 49	01.01.2007	2006/3412
Section 50	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 51	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 52 (partially)	11.09.2006, 01.01.2007 and 07.02.2007 and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2006/1972, 2006/3412, 2007/230 and 2008/1316
Section 53	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 54	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 55	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 56	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 57	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 58	30.06.2007	2007/1847
Section 59 (partially)	01.07.2009	2009/1509
Section 60	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 61 (partially)	11.09.2006 and 01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland)	2006/1972, amended by 2006/2268 and 2006/3412
	01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1656
Section 62 (partially)	11.09.2006 (for England, Wales and Scotland)	2006/1972, amended by 2006/2268
	01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1656
Section 63	10.03.2008	2008/610
Section 64	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 65	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 66	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland)	2006/3412 and
	and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
Section 67	11.09.2006	2006/1972
Section 68	01.01.2007 (for England and Wales)	2006/3412 and
	and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
Section 69	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland)	2006/3412
Section 70	01.01.2007	2006/3412
Section 71	01.01.2007	2006/3412
Section 72	01.01.2007	2006/3412
Section 73 (partially)	01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland)	2006/3412 and
	01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316
	and 01.07.2008	
Section 74 (partially)	11.09.2006 and 01.01.2007 (for England, Wales and Scotland)	2006/1972 and 2006/3412
	01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316 and 2008/1656
	and 01.07.2008	
Schedule 1 (partially)	11.09.2006, 01.01.2007 and 07.02.2007	2006/1972, as amended by 2006/2268, 2006/3412 and 2007/230
	14.05.2008 and 01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316 and 2008/1656
	01.07.2008	2008/1316
	and 01.07.2009	2009/1509
Schedule 2 (partially)	11.09.2006, 01.01.2007 ad 07.02.2007	2006/1972, 2006/3412,
	01.07.2008 (for Northern Ireland)	2008/1316, 2008/1656 and
	and 01.07.2008	2008/1316