Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2016.

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2.  Section 59(4) and (5) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (reporting donations to holders of certain elective offices) comes into force on 27th April 2016, so far as it is not already in force.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 59(4) and (5) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) on 27th April 2016, so far as it is not already in force. Those subsections ensure that before the Secretary of State makes an order commencing section 59 of the 2006 Act as it applies to the holders of a relevant elective office (as defined by paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 7 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)), he or she must have been informed by the Electoral Commission that the Commission is satisfied that it will receive sufficient information about donations to those office-holders. Information will be sufficient, broadly speaking, if it corresponds to that required to be reported under Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act.

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 by a commencement order made before the date of this Order.