Citation and extent

1.  This Order may be cited as the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2014.

Provision coming into force on 15th September 2014

2.  Section 61 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (regulation of loans etc.)(2) shall come into force on 15th September 2014 so far as it extends to Northern Ireland, insofar as it is not already in force.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force the remaining provisions of section 61 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 in respect of Northern Ireland. Section 61 concerns the regulation of loans and other related transactions to political parties and, in certain circumstances, members of and members associations of those parties and holders of elective offices. In relation to anonymous registration, section 61 inserts section 71S(3) of, and paragraphs 2(3) and 3(2) of Schedule 6A to, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. By virtue of this Order, those provisions are now in force in respect of Northern Ireland.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 have been brought into force in Northern Ireland by commencement orders made before the date of this Order. Amendments to that Act are not included in the sections or ranges of sections mentioned here.