Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)

Part I U.K. The Electoral Commission

Establishment of Electoral Commission and bodies with related functions U.K.

1 Establishment of the Electoral Commission. U.K.

(1) There shall be a body corporate to be known as the Electoral Commission or, in Welsh, Comisiwn Etholiadol (in this Act referred to as “the Commission”).

(2) The Commission shall consist of members to be known as Electoral Commissioners.

(3) There shall be [F1 nine or ten] Electoral Commissioners.

(4) The Electoral Commissioners shall be appointed by Her Majesty (in accordance with section 3).

(5) Her Majesty shall (in accordance with section 3 [F2 but subject to section 3A(6)]) appoint one of the Electoral Commissioners to be the chairman of the Commission.

(6) Schedule 1, which makes further provision in relation to the Commission, shall have effect.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 1(3) substituted (1.10.2010) by Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12), ss. 6, 43(1); S.I. 2010/2409, art. 2

F2 Words in s. 1(5) inserted (21.7.2009) by Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12), ss. 39, 43(1)(5)(b), Sch. 6 para. 9