(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order brings into force the remaining provisions of section 61 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 in respect of Northern Ireland. Section 61 concerns the regulation of loans and other related transactions to political parties and, in certain circumstances, members of and members associations of those parties and holders of elective offices. In relation to anonymous registration, section 61 inserts section 71S(3) of, and paragraphs 2(3) and 3(2) of Schedule 6A to, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. By virtue of this Order, those provisions are now in force in respect of Northern Ireland.