Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998

9 Supplementary report

(1) Where a report is submitted to the Secretary of State in accordance with a direction under section 7(1), he may, if he thinks fit, direct the Commission—

(a) to review such of the recommendations made in the report as may be specified in the direction, and

(b) to submit a further report making revised recommendations as respects—

(i) the electoral areas into which Greater London, or such part of it as may be specified in the direction, should be divided for the purposes of the election of members,

(ii) the number of members that should be elected for each such electoral area, and

(iii) the name by which each such electoral area should be known.

(2) A direction under subsection (1) shall specify—

(a) the total number of electoral areas, and

(b) the total number of members,

for which the recommendations contained in the Commission’s further report must provide.

(3) Section 8 shall apply in relation to any further report with such modifications as may be specified in the direction under subsection (1) above.