Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 56)

SCHEDULES

[F1 SCHEDULE 2 U.K. Rules for distribution of seats

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 substituted (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 11(1), 19(1) (with s. 13(5))

Area of constituencies U.K.

4 (1) A constituency shall not have an area of more than 13,000 square kilometres. U.K.

(2) A constituency does not have to comply with rule 2(1)(a) if—

(a) it has an area of more than 12,000 square kilometres, and

(b) the Boundary Commission concerned are satisfied that it is not reasonably possible for the constituency to comply with that rule.]