Commencement

2.—(1) Articles 1 to 4 come into force—

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the elections of councillors for county electoral divisions, on the day after that on which it is made;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2013.

(2) Article 8 comes into force—

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the elections of parish councillors, on 15th October 2013;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2014.

(3) Articles 5 to7, 9 to 12 and 14 come into force—

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the elections of parish councillors, on 15th October 2014;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2015.

(4) Article 13 comes into force—

(a) for the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to the elections of parish councillors, on 15th October 2015;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2016.