Commencement
2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the following provisions of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 come into force on 11th August 2021—
(a)section 143 (details to appear on election material)(1);
(b)paragraph 14 of Schedule 18 (replacement of section 110 of the Representation of the People Act 1983)(2).
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), section 1(1) and (2)(a) of the Election Publications Act 2001 ceases to have effect on 11th August 2021.
(3) The provisions specified in paragraph (1) do not have effect, and section 1(1) and (2)(a) of the Election Publications Act 2001 continues to have effect, in respect of any election for which the date of the poll specified in the notice of election is on or before 11th August 2021.
2000 c. 41; section 143 was commenced on 16th February 2001 by S.I. 2001/222 but was deemed not to have been commenced by section 1 of the Election Publications Act 2001 (c. 5). Section 143 was subsequently commenced in England, Wales and Scotland on 1st January 2006 by S.I. 2006/3416. Section 143 was amended by section 66(2) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) and section 26(11) of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (c. 4).
1983 c. 2; paragraph 14 of Schedule 18 was commenced on 16th February 2001 by S.I. 2001/222, but also deemed not to have been commenced by section 1 of the Election Publications Act 2001 (which provided that section 110 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) was to have effect in the form in which it had effect before 16th February 2001). It was subsequently commenced in England, Wales and Scotland on 1st January 2006 by S.I. 2006/3416.