Electoral Administration Act 2006

The Electoral Administration Act 2006[1]

Long title An Act to make provision in relation to the registration of electors and the keeping of electoral registration information; standing for election; the administration and conduct of elections and referendums; and the regulation of political parties.
Citation 2006 c. 22
Introduced by Harriet Harman[2]
Territorial extent England and Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent 11 July 2006
Commencement Multiple dates[3]
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Electoral Administration Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed on 11 July 2006. The Bill was amended during its passage through the House of Lords to require political parties to declare large loans; this followed the "Cash for Peerages" scandal. However, the Government was defeated by Conservative peers in the House of Lords on two occasions in connection with electoral registration.

The Bill went back to the House of Commons, where it was again passed. On return to the Lords, the government was defeated for a second time, whilst the Commons passed it once more. When the Bill went back before the Lords for the third time on 10 July it was finally passed, and went on to receive Royal Assent the following day. Some of its provisions came into effect upon it receiving assent,[4] with other provisions commencing on other dates.[3]

Among its main provisions, the Act:

See also

References

  1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 79 of this Act.
  2. "HC Hansard Vol. 437 No. 42 Col. 169". 11 October 2005. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  3. 1 2 "The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No.7) Order 2008 No. 1316 (C. 55)". Office of Public Sector Information. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  4. per Section 77 of the Act
  5. duly extended to three years per Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 3406; http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/uksi_20063406_en.pdf

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