# Parliament (Elections and Meeting) Act 1943 6 & 7 Geo. 6 c. 48 · enacted 11 November 1943 · revised to 1 February 1991 An Act to make temporary provision as respects parliamentary elections and the registration of parliamentary electors and, in connection therewith, as respects the dissolution of parliament as from a future date and other matters; to consolidate and amend the law as to the officers to whom writs for parliamentary elections are to be directed, and the persons to whom and the manner in which they are to be conveyed; and to shorten the time required for summoning parliament when prorogued. PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/parliament-elections-and-meeting-act-1943/pdf/ukpga_19430048_en.pdf ## Introductory text An Act to make temporary provision as respects parliamentary elections and the registration of parliamentary electors and, in connection therewith, as respects the dissolution of parliament as from a future date and other matters; to consolidate and amend the law as to the officers to whom writs for parliamentary elections are to be directed, and the persons to whom and the manner in which they are to be conveyed; and to shorten the time required for summoning parliament when prorogued. [11th November 1943] ## 1—25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26–33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part III: Meeting of Parliament when Prorogued ## 34 Time for summoning parliament during prorogation. The date appointed for the meeting of parliament by a proclamation issued under section one of the Meeting of Parliament Act 1797 (which relates to the summoning of parliament when prorogued), may be any day after the date of the proclamation; . . . . . . ## Part IV: General ## 35 Short title. This Act may be cited as the Parliament (Elections and Meeting) Act 1943. ## Schedule FIRST AND SECOND SCHEDULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule THREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule FOUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule FIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule SIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule SEVEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parliament-elections-and-meeting-act-1943 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.