Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 1301
ELECTORAL COMMISSION
NATIONAL ELECTION EXPENDITURE
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Non-Party Campaigner Code of Practice) (Appointed Day) Order 2023
Made
30th November 2023
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 100B(8)(c) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000( 1 ) (“ the Act ”).
The Electoral Commission have prepared a draft code of practice entitled “Non-party campaigner code of practice” in accordance with section 100A(1) of the Act, and have consulted the Speaker’s Committee, the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee and such other persons as the Commission consider appropriate, in accordance with section 100B(1) of the Act.
Following such consultation, the Commission have modified the draft code and submitted it to the Secretary of State in accordance with section 100B(2) of the Act.
The Secretary of State has approved the draft code with modifications in accordance with section 100B(3) of the Act, and laid the modified draft and a statement of the reasons for the modifications before both Houses of Parliament on 13th September 2023, in accordance with section 100B(4) and (5) of the Act.
No resolution of the kind mentioned in section 100B(6) of the Act was made within the 40-day period( 2 ).
Citation, interpretation and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Non-Party Campaigner Code of Practice) (Appointed Day) Order 2023.
(2) In this Order “ the Code of Practice ” means the code of practice entitled “Non-party campaigner code of practice”, a draft of which was laid before each House of Parliament on 13th September 2023.
(3) This Order extends to the United Kingdom.
Appointed day
2. The day appointed for the Code of Practice to come into force is 1st December 2023( 3 ).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Simon Hoare
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
30th November 2023
2000 c. 41 . Sections 100A and 100B were inserted by section 29 of the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37) .
For the meaning of “the 40-day period” see section 100B(10) of the Act.
The code is available at https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/non-party-campaigner-code-practice . A copy may be obtained from 3 Bunhill Row, London, EC1 8YZ.