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Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 2409 (C. 117)

Representation Of The People

The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010

Made

30th September 2010

The Lord President of the Council, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 43(1) of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (1), makes the following Order:

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010.

Appointed date

2. Section 6 of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (number of Electoral Commissioners) comes into force on 1st October 2010.

Signed by authority of the Lord President of the Council

Mark Harper

Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform)

Cabinet Office

30th September 2010

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.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Sections 12 to 1801.01.20102009/3084
Section 2001.01.20102009/3084
Section 2125.11.20092009/3084
Sections 23 and 2404.09.20092009/2395
Section 2526.03.20102010/969
Section 39 (partially)04.09.20092009/2395
Section 39 (partially)25.11.20092009/3084
Section 39 (partially)01.01.20102009/3084
Section 39 (partially)26.03.20102010/969
Schedule 6 (partially)04.09.20092009/2395
Schedule 6 (partially)25.11.20092009/3084
Schedule 6 (partially)01.01.20102009/3084
Schedule 7 (partially)04.09.20092009/2395
Schedule 7 (partially)25.11.20092009/3084
Schedule 7 (partially)01.01.20102009/3084
Schedule 7 (partially)26.03.20102010/969
(1)

2009 c. 12; the powers conferred by section 43(1) on the Secretary of State were made exercisable concurrently by the Lord President of the Council and the Secretary of State by the Lord President of the Council Order 2010, S.I. 2010/1837.


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