# The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st October 2010 section 6 of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c.12). Section 6 amends section 1(3) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41) by increasing the number of Electoral Commissioners to nine or ten from a minimum number of five and a maximum number of nine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2409/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-and-elections-act-2009-commencement-no-4-order-2010/note
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