Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 2439 (C. 106)
Northern Ireland
The Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) (Northern Ireland) Order 2014
Made 11th September 2014

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1) and 27(1) and (4) of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, makes the following Order:
2013 c.6. Section 25(1) defines “the Minister” as the Lord President of the Council or the Secretary of State.

Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) (Northern Ireland) Order 2014.

Provisions coming into force on 15th September 2014
2. The following provisions of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 come into force in Northern Ireland on 15th September 2014—
(a) section 1 (individual registration);
(b) section 2(1) to (5) (applications for registration and verification of entitlement etc);
(c) section 4 (annual canvass);
(d) section 5 (invitations to register);
(e) section 7 (power to amend or abolish the annual canvass);
(f) section 8 (consulting Electoral Commission about proposals under section 7);
(g) section 9 (piloting of changes to the annual canvass);
(h) section 12 (interpretation of Part 1);
(i) section 13(1) and (2) (amendments and transitional provision), so far as not already in force;
(j) Schedule 1 (register of electors: alterations and removal);
(k) Schedule 3 (civil penalty for failing to make application when required by registration officer);
(l) Schedule 4 (amendments to do with Part 1), with the exception of—
(i) paragraph 9(4)(b),
(ii) paragraph 10(5), and
(iii) paragraph 23, so far as it omits paragraphs 5 and 6(2) of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006; and
2006 c. 22.
(m) Schedule 5 (transitional provision to do with Part 1), so far as not already in force.
Andrew Murrison
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Northern Ireland Office
11th September 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 brings into force for Northern Ireland the remaining uncommenced provisions extending to Northern Ireland in the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6), with the exception of the paragraphs of Schedule 4 listed in Article 2(l). The provisions brought into force by this Order were commenced for England and Wales and Scotland by S.I. 2014/414.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 1 (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Section 1 (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Section 2(1) to (5) (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Section 2(1) to (5) (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Section 2(6)	05.02.2013	2014/219
Section 3 (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Section 3 (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Section 4 (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Section 4 (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Section 5 (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Section 5 (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Section 6	23.04.2013	2013/969
Section 7 (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Section 7 (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Section 8 (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Section 8 (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Section 9 (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Section 9 (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Section 10	02.04.2013	2013/702
Section 11	25.03.2013	2013/702
Section 12 (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Section 12 (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Section 13(2) (partially)	05.02.2013	2014/219
Section 13(1) and (2) (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Section 13(1) and (2) (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Section 13(3) and (4)	26.02.2014	2014/414
Section 14	06.04.2014	2014/414
Section 15	02.04.2013	2013/702
Section 16	06.04.2014	2014/414
Section 17	02.04.2013	2013/702
Section 18	06.04.2014	2014/414
Section 19	22.05.2014	2014/336
Section 20	06.04.2014	2014/414
Section 21	06.04.2014	2014/414
Section 22	02.04.2013	2013/702
Section 23	02.04.2013	2013/702
Schedule 1 (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Schedule 1 (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Schedule 2	05.02.2013	2014/219
Schedule 3 (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Schedule 3 (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Schedule 4 (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Schedule 4 (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414
Schedule 5, paragraphs 4(4) and 9(1) and (5) to (7)	05.02.2013	2014/219
Schedule 5 (England and Wales)	10.06.2014	2014/414
Schedule 5 (Scotland)	19.09.2014	2014/414