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The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) (Scotland) Order 2010

S.I. 2010/275 · Made 8 February 2010

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Representation Of The People, Scotland

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 2006f1, makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c.22.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Citation and interpretation
  3. 3Commencement of section 68 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006
  4. 4Saving Provision
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) (Scotland) Order 2010.

2Citation and interpretation

In this Order “the Act” means the Electoral Administration Act 2006.

3Commencement of section 68 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006

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

4Saving Provision

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.

Signature

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.