Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 1630
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Elections Act 2001 (Supplemental Provisions) Order 2001
Made
30th April 2001
Laid before Parliament
4th May 2001
Coming into force
25th May 2001
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 7(1) and (2) of the Elections Act 2001( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Elections Act 2001 (Supplemental Provisions) Order 2001.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 25th May 2001.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales only.
2. Paragraph 6A(1) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 (date of annual meeting of joint authorities etc )( 2 ) shall be modified so as to have effect for the year 2001 as if for “and 30th June” there were substituted “and 31st August”.
3. Paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 (date of annual meeting of parish councils in years where there is no ordinary election) shall be modified so as to have effect for the year 2001 as if after the words “in May” there were inserted “or June”.
4. Paragraph 23(2) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 (date of annual meeting of community councils in years where there is no ordinary election) shall be modified so as to have effect for the year 2001 as if after the words “in May” there were inserted “or June”.
Mike O'Brien
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
30th April 2001
1972 c. 70 . Paragraph 6A(1) was inserted by Schedule 14 to the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51) . It was later substituted by section 10(3) of the Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10) and amended by paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 to the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29) , paragraph 1(1) and (2)(h) of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) , paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 6 to the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) and paragraph 36(2) of Schedule 27 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) .