Statutory Instruments
Representation Of The People
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:
1. This Order may be cited as the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010.
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
(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.
(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.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 12 to 18 | 01.01.2010 | 2009/3084 |
| Section 20 | 01.01.2010 | 2009/3084 |
| Section 21 | 25.11.2009 | 2009/3084 |
| Sections 23 and 24 | 04.09.2009 | 2009/2395 |
| Section 25 | 26.03.2010 | 2010/969 |
| Section 39 (partially) | 04.09.2009 | 2009/2395 |
| Section 39 (partially) | 25.11.2009 | 2009/3084 |
| Section 39 (partially) | 01.01.2010 | 2009/3084 |
| Section 39 (partially) | 26.03.2010 | 2010/969 |
| Schedule 6 (partially) | 04.09.2009 | 2009/2395 |
| Schedule 6 (partially) | 25.11.2009 | 2009/3084 |
| Schedule 6 (partially) | 01.01.2010 | 2009/3084 |
| Schedule 7 (partially) | 04.09.2009 | 2009/2395 |
| Schedule 7 (partially) | 25.11.2009 | 2009/3084 |
| Schedule 7 (partially) | 01.01.2010 | 2009/3084 |
| Schedule 7 (partially) | 26.03.2010 | 2010/969 |
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.