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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48</dc:identifier><dc:title>Parliament (Elections and Meeting) Act 1943</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make temporary provision as respects parliamentary elections and the registration of parliamentary electors and, in connection therewith, as respects the dissolution of parliament as from a future date and other matters; to consolidate and amend the law as to the officers to whom writs for parliamentary elections are to be directed, and the persons to whom and the manner in which they are to be conveyed; and to shorten the time required for summoning parliament when prorogued.</dc:description><dc:date>1979-03-31</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2011-05-26</dc:modified><dct:valid>1991-02-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><PrimaryPrelims DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/introduction" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/introduction"><Title>Parliament (Elections and Meeting) Act 1943</Title><Number>1943 c.48</Number><LongTitle>An Act to make temporary provision as respects parliamentary elections and the registration of parliamentary electors and, in connection therewith, as respects the dissolution of parliament as from a future date and other matters; to consolidate and amend the law as to the officers to whom writs for parliamentary elections are to be directed, and the persons to whom and the manner in which they are to be conveyed; and to shorten the time required for summoning parliament when prorogued.</LongTitle><DateOfEnactment><DateText>[11th November 1943]</DateText></DateOfEnactment></PrimaryPrelims><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/body" NumberOfProvisions="4"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/part/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/part/1" NumberOfProvisions="2" id="part-1"><Number>Parts I, II</Number><P1group><Title>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <CommentaryRef Ref="c591533"/></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/125" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/125" id="section-125"><Pnumber PuncAfter="—25">1</Pnumber><P1para><Text/></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group><Title>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <CommentaryRef Ref="c591534"/></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/2633" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/2633" id="section-2633"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">26–33</Pnumber><P1para><Text/></P1para></P1></P1group></Part><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/part/III" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/part/III" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-III"><Number>Part III</Number><Title> Meeting of Parliament when Prorogued</Title><P1group><Title> Time for summoning parliament during prorogation.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/34" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/34" id="section-34"><Pnumber>34</Pnumber><P1para><Text>The date appointed for the meeting of parliament by a proclamation issued under section one of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c591535"/>Meeting of Parliament Act 1797 (which relates to the summoning of parliament when prorogued), may be any day after the date of the proclamation; . . . . . . <CommentaryRef Ref="c591536"/></Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Part><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/part/IV" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/part/IV" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-IV"><Number>Part IV</Number><Title> General</Title><P1group><Title> Short title.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/35" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/35" id="section-35"><Pnumber>35</Pnumber><P1para><Text>This Act may be cited as the Parliament (Elections and Meeting) Act 1943.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body><Schedules><Schedule DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/1" id="schedule-1"><Number><CommentaryRef Ref="c591537"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c591537"/>FIRST AND SECOND SCHEDULES</Number><ScheduleBody><P><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <CommentaryRef 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URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/6" SectionRef="schedule-6">6</CitationSubRef> repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1948/65" id="c00006" Year="1948" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="65" Title="Representation of the People Act 1948">Representation of the People Act 1948 (c. 65)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1948/65/schedule/13" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00006" SectionRef="schedule-13">Sch. 13</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c591534" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/26" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/33" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-26" EndSectionRef="section-33">Ss. 26–33</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/5" SectionRef="schedule-5">Sch. 5</CitationSubRef> repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1949/68" id="c00010" Year="1949" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="68" Title="Representation of the People Act 1949">Representation of the People Act 1949 (c. 68)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1949/68/schedule/9" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00010" SectionRef="schedule-9">Sch. 9</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c591535" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apgb/1797/127" id="c00012" Year="1797" Class="GreatBritainAct" Number="127">1797 c. 127</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c591536" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words amend <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apgb/1797/127" id="c00013" Year="1797" Class="GreatBritainAct" Number="127" Title="Meeting of Parliament Act 1797">Meeting of Parliament Act 1797 (c. 127)</Citation>, 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5)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00024" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1945/5/schedule/5" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00023" SectionRef="schedule-5">Sch. 5</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c591539" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00025" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/1" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/25" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-1" EndSectionRef="section-25">Ss. 1–25</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00026" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Schs. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/2" SectionRef="schedule-2">2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/4" SectionRef="schedule-4">4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00029" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/6" SectionRef="schedule-6">6</CitationSubRef> repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1948/65" id="c00030" Year="1948" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="65" Title="Representation of the People Act 1948">Representation of the People Act 1948 (c. 65)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00031" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1948/65/schedule/13" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00030" SectionRef="schedule-13">Sch. 13</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c591540" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00032" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/26" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/section/33" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-26" EndSectionRef="section-33">Ss. 26–33</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00033" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/5" 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URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/2" SectionRef="schedule-2">2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00039" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/4" SectionRef="schedule-4">4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00040" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/6" SectionRef="schedule-6">6</CitationSubRef> repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1948/65" id="c00041" Year="1948" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="65" Title="Representation of the People Act 1948">Representation of the People Act 1948 (c. 65)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00042" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1948/65/schedule/13" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00041" SectionRef="schedule-13">Sch. 13</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c591542" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00043" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/48/schedule/7" SectionRef="schedule-7">Sch. 7</CitationSubRef> repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1950/6" id="c00044" Year="1950" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="6" Title="Statute Law Revision Act 1950">Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)</Citation></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>