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The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provision) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/1847 · Made 26 June 2007

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Representation of the People

Made 26th June 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 77(2) and (4) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006f1:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c.22.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Commencement of section 58 of the Act
  3. 3Transitional provision
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provision) Order 2007.

(2)

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

2Commencement of section 58 of the Act

Section 58 of the Act shall come into force on 30th June 2007.

3Transitional provision

The requirement in section 69(2)(aa) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000f1 (as inserted by section 58 of the Act) does not apply to donations reported to the Electoral Commission before 1st April 2007.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

26th June 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings section 58 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22) into force on 30th June 2007. That section amends section 69(2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) so as to require the Electoral Commission to record in the register of donations whether a donation was made in the form of sponsorship. Article 3 of this Order provides that the amendment does not apply to donations reported to the Commission before 1st April 2007.