SCHEDULE 1Provisions of the Act coming into force on 1 January 2007

15.  In relation to England and Wales only—

(a)sections 42 to 44 (Access to other election documents) for the purposes of—

(i)any local government election (as defined by section 203(1) of the 1983 Act) other than an Authority election (as defined by section 203(1) of the 1983 Act(1));

(ii)any referendum held under, or by virtue of regulations or an order made under, any provision of Part 2 of, the Local Government Act 2000(2);

(iii)any election for the return of an elected mayor held in accordance with regulations made under Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000;

(iv)any election to the National Assembly for Wales under Part 1 of the Government of Wales Act 1998(3) or Part 1 of the Government of Wales Act 2006(4);

(b)section 68 (Funding of services and expenses of returning officers);

(c)section 74 (Miscellaneous amendments and repeals) for the purposes of the entry in Schedule 2 relating to section 29(4), (4A) and (4B) of the 1983 Act.

(1)

1983 c. 2. The definition of “local government election” in section 203(1) was amended by, and the definition of “Authority election” in section 203(1) was inserted by, the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29).

(2)

2000 c.22. Part 2 of that Act was amended by section 158(1) of and paragraph 18 of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41).