Article 2 Commencement
Subject to paragraphs (2) to (7), this Order shall come into force on the sixth day after the day on which it is made.
The provisions of—
Articles 5 and 6,
paragraphs 5, 6, 32 to 34, 36 to 39, 42 and 46 to 50 of Schedule 1, and
Schedules 2 and 3,
shall not have effect for the purposes of an election in respect of which the notice of election is published before the sixth day after the day on which this Order is made.
The provisions of paragraphs 18, 22, 25 to 27, 30, 51, 56 and 57 of Schedule 1 shall not have effect for the purposes of an offence committed, or alleged to have been committed, before the sixth day after the day on which this Order is made.
The provisions of paragraphs 7 to 11, 13, 15, 52 and 58 of Schedule 1 shall not have effect for the purposes of an election the result of which is declared before the sixth day after the day on which this Order is made.
The provisions of paragraphs 12 and 24 of Schedule 1 shall not have effect for the purposes of an application made under sections 49 and 107, respectively, of the Act of 1962 before the sixth day after the day on which this Order is made.
Paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 shall not have effect for the purposes of an order made under section 50 of the Act of 1962 which was made before the sixth day after the day on which this Order is made.
Paragraph 44 of Schedule 1 shall come into force on the expiry of three months after the day on which this Order is made.