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The Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011

S.S.I. 2011/277 · Made 21 June 2011

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Representation Of The People

Electoral Commission

Made 21st June 2011

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd June 2011

Coming into force 29th June 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(1) of the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2011 asp 10.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 and comes into force on 29th June 2011.

2Appointed day

29th June 2011 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011—

(a)

Part 1 (Electoral Management Board for Scotland); and

(b)

Part 2 (Electoral Commission: Local Government Elections).

Signature

AILEEN CAMPBELL

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

21st June 2011

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Sections 20, 21 and 22 of the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 came into force on 21st April 2011, being the day after the day on which the Bill received Royal Assent. This Order brings into force on 29th June 2011 all other provisions of the Act.