13 Education about electoral and democratic systems
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (2000 c 41) | Legislation

13  Education about electoral and democratic systems

(1)     The Commission shall promote public awareness of—

(a)     current electoral systems in the United Kingdom and any pending such systems, together with such matters connected with any such existing or pending systems as the Commission may determine;

(b)     . . .

(c)     . . .

[(1A)     . . .]

(2)     For the purposes of subsection (1) any system such as is mentioned in paragraph (a) . . . of that subsection is pending

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