Statutory Instruments
Representation Of The People
Made
29th November 2010
Coming into force
1st December 2010
The Lord President of the Council makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 21 of Schedule 19C to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(1).
The Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission pursuant to paragraph 17(1) and (3) of Schedule 19C to that Act.
In accordance with section 156(4A) of that Act(2), a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
2000 c. 41. Schedule 19C is inserted by section 3(2) of and Schedule 2 to the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12). Section 159A of the 2000 Act provides that in the 2000 Act “the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State or the Lord President of the Council. Section 159A was inserted by article 20 of and paragraph 25(3) of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Functions (Transport, Local Government and the Regions) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2626). Article 4 of the Lord President of the Council Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1837) provides that the functions under the 2000 Act that were previously exercisable concurrently by the Secretary of State and the Lord Chancellor are instead exercisable concurrently by the Secretary of State and the Lord President of the Council, and article 5 of and paragraph 9 of the Schedule to that Order made consequential amendments to section 159A of the 2000 Act.
Section 156(4A) is inserted by section 3(4) of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12).