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.