Commencement

1 If the Chief Electoral Officer makes, in accordance with section 19(5) of the Electoral Referendum Act 1993 , a declaration that the proposal favouring the introduction of the proposed mixed member proportional system as provided in this Act is carried, Part 4 and Parts 6 to 9 and Schedules 2 and 3 shall, except as provided in subsection (2), come into force on 1 July 1994. 2 If the Chief Electoral Officer makes, in accordance with section 19(5) of the Electoral Referendum Act 1993 , a declaration that the proposal favouring the introduction of the proposed mixed member proportional system as provided in this Act is carried, section 3 and Parts 1 , 2 , 3 , and 5 and sections 267 , 269 , and 270 and Schedule 1 shall come into force on the day after the date on which that declaration is published in the Gazette . 3 If the Chief Electoral Officer makes, in accordance with section 19(5) of the Electoral Referendum Act 1993 , a declaration that the proposal favouring the introduction of the proposed mixed member proportional system as provided in this Act is not carried,— a section 3 and Parts 1 to 9 and Schedules 1 , 2 , and 3 shall not come into force; and b on 1 July 1994, this Act shall be deemed to be repealed. 4 Except as provided in subsections (1) to (3), this Act shall come into force on the day on which it receives the Royal assent. Section 2(2) : section 3 , Parts 1–3 and 5 , sections 267 , 269 , and 270 , and Schedule 1 brought into force , on 17 December 1993 , by declaration in the Gazette 1993, p 3753.