Election Commissioners Act 1949
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to election commissioners.
Citation12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 90
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent16 December 1949
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to election commissioners. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 90 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 December 1949 |
| Commencement | 23 February 1950[b] |
| Repealed | 12 May 1969 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repealed by | Representation of the People Act 1969 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Election Commissioners Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 90) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to election commissioners.[1]
Repealed enactments
Section 21(1) of the act repealed 7 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 15 & 16 Vict. c. 57 | Election Commissioners Act 1852 | The whole act. |
| 31 & 32 Vict. c. 125 | Parliamentary Elections Act 1868 | Sections three, fifteen and fifty-six. |
| 32 & 33 Vict. c. 21 | Corrupt Practices Commission Expenses Act 1869 | The whole act. |
| 46 & 47 Vict. c. 51 | Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 | The whole act except section forty-two. |
| 12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 50 | Expiring Laws Act 1922 | In Part I of the First Schedule, the provision relating to the Corrupt Practices Commission Expenses Act 1869. |
| 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 65 | Representation of the People Act 1948 | In section fifty-two, subsection (5). In section fifty-three, subsection (3). Section fifty-four. In the Tenth Schedule, in Part I, paragraph 5; and in Part II, paragraph 5. |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 68 | Representation of the People Act 1949 | In the Eighth Schedule, sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1; in paragraph 3, the proviso; paragraph 4; and in paragraph 5, so much of sub-paragraph (1) as relates to paragraph 5 of Part II of the Tenth Schedule to the Representation of the People Act 1948. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 24(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 3 to, the Representation of the People Act 1969 (1969 c. 15), which came into force on 12 May 1969.[3]