The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (Commencement No.6) Order 2013

This Order brings section 27(1), (2) and (4) of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c.12) into force on 22nd January 2013, and brings section 27(3) into force on 1st January 2014. Section 27 amends section 6 of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c.24). Subsections (2) and (4) provide that the Greater London Authority returning officer is eligible to be designated by the Secretary of State as a returning officer for European Parliamentary elections. Subsection (3) provides that the local returning officers for European Parliamentary elections will be local authority returning officers, rather than returning officers for United Kingdom parliamentary elections.