The Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2022

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2022/26

2022 No. 26

Representation Of The People

The Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2022

Made 11th January 2022

Laid before Parliament 17th January 2022

Coming into force 9th February 2022

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 12(6) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20001, makes the following Order, which gives effect to the recommendations submitted to the Secretary of State by the Electoral Commission for variations to the scheme for the making by the Electoral Commission of policy development grants.

S-1 Citation, commencement, extent, and interpretation

Citation, commencement, extent, and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2022 and comes into force on 9th February 2022.

(2) This Order extends to the United Kingdom.

(3) In this Order “the Scheme” means the policy development grants scheme set out in the Schedule to the Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) Order 20062.

S-2 Amendments to the policy development grants scheme

Amendments to the policy development grants scheme

2. The amendments to the Scheme set out in the Schedule have effect for the purpose of the making by the Electoral Commission of policy development grants on or after 1st April 2022.

Kemi Badenoch

Minister of State

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

11th January 2022

SCHEDULE

Article 2

Amendments to the Scheme

SCH-1.1

1. The Scheme is amended as follows.

SCH-1.2

2. In paragraph 3(2), before paragraph (a) insert—

(za)

(za) Alba,

SCH-1.3

3. In paragraph 5—

(a) before sub-paragraph (a) insert—

(za)

(za) Alba and the Scottish National Party may each receive an amount not exceeding the aggregate of—

(i) the amount determined by dividing £1 million by the number of eligible parties; and

(ii) the amount calculated in accordance with paragraphs 6, 7 and 8B;

”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for the words “and the Scottish National Party may each” substitute “may”.

SCH-1.4

4. After paragraph 8A insert—

SCH-1.8B

Determination of Alba and Scottish National Party shares

8B. The Commission is to—

(a) add the notional shares calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 for Alba and the Scottish National Party; and

(b) divide the resultant amount by two.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Policy Development Grants Scheme (“the Scheme”) set...

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