Transfer of Functions (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 1991

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1991/1728

1991 No. 1728

MINISTERS OF THE CROWN

The Transfer of Functions (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 1991

Made 24th July 1991

Laid before Parliament 1st August 1991

Coming into force 22th August 1991

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of July 1991

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 1 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 19751, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:–

Citation, interpretation and commencement
S-1 Citation, interpretation and commencement

Citation, interpretation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 1991.

(2) In this Order “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 19832and “the 1991 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 19913.

(3) This Order shall come into force on 22nd August 1991.

Transfer of functions
S-2 Transfer of functions

Transfer of functions

2. The functions of the Treasury under sections 29 and 47(1) of the 1983 Act as amended by the 1991 Act are hereby transferred to the Secretary of State.

Consequential amendments

Consequential amendments

S-3 Section 29 of the 1983 Act shall be amended as follows. In...

3.—(1) Section 29 of the 1983 Act shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsections (3), (4) and (6) for the words “the Treasury” there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State” and in subsection (4A) for the words “The Treasury” there shall be substituted the words “The Secretary of State”.

(3) In subsection (4B)(b) for the words “the Treasury consider” there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State considers”.

(4) In subsection (5) for the words “the Treasury, but the Treasury may if they think fit” there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State, but the Secretary of State may if he thinks fit”.

(5) In subsection (7) for the words “the Treasury may, on such terms as they think fit” there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State may, on such terms as he thinks fit”.

(6) For subsections (8) and (9) there shall be substituted–

S-8

“8 Regulations may make provision as to the time when and the manner and form in which accounts are to be rendered to the Secretary of State for the purposes of the payment of a returning officer’s charges.

S-9

9 Any exercise by the Secretary of State of his functions under subsections (3) and (4) above shall require the consent of the Treasury.”

S-4 In section 47(1) of the 1983 Act for the words “the Treasury”...

4. In section 47(1) of the 1983 Act for the words “the Treasury” there shall be substituted the words “the Secretary of State”.

S-5 In section 201 of the 1983 Act – in subsection (1) after the...

5. In section 201 of the 1983 Act

(a) in subsection (1) after the words “the...

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