Final provisions

24Commencement

1

The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

a

section 9(5) and (6) (power by regulations to amend section 9(4) (wording of petition signing sheet));

b

section 16(4) and (5) (power by regulations to amend Schedule 4 or 5);

c

section 17 (amendments to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 conferring power by order to make provision about loans);

d

section 18 (power to make further provision about conduct of a recall petition etc);

e

section 21 (regulations);

f

sections 22 and 23 (interpretation and extent);

g

this section;

h

section 25 (short title).

2

The following provisions (which contain other regulation-making powers and related provision) also come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

a

section 6(3) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1, for the purposes of making regulations under that paragraph;

b

section 8 so far as relating to the making of regulations under section 18;

c

section 10(6) and paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 2, for the purposes of making regulations under section 13BC of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (as inserted by paragraph 7);

d

paragraphs 16, 23 and 24 of Schedule 3 (and section 16(1) so far as relating to those paragraphs);

e

paragraphs 3(4) to (6) and 8 of Schedule 4 (and section 16(2) so far as relating to those provisions of that Schedule);

f

section 16(3) and paragraphs 1, 3, 4 and 9 of Schedule 5, for the purposes of making regulations under those paragraphs;

g

paragraph 3(6) of Schedule 6 (which amends section 7(2) of PPERA 2000) (and paragraphs 2 and 3(1) of that Schedule, and section 20, so far as relating to paragraph 3(6)).

3

The remaining provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Minister may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.

4

Those regulations—

a

may appoint different days for different purposes;

b

may make transitional, transitory or saving provision.