Scotland Act 1998

[F1 5 (1) If the Electoral Commission intend to consider making a report under paragraph 3 the Boundary Committee for Scotland (the Boundary Committee) must carry out a review for the purpose of enabling them to submit to the Electoral Commission proposals as to the recommendations to be included in the report. U.K.

(2) After the Boundary Committee have carried out the review they must submit to the Electoral Commission a report containing the recommendations which the Boundary Committee propose should be included in the report under paragraph 3.

(3) On receipt of a report from the Boundary Committee the Electoral Commission may—

(a) accept in full the proposed recommendations and include them in their report under paragraph 3;

(b) accept the proposed recommendations subject to modifications agreed with the Boundary Committee and include them as so modified in their report;

(c) reject the recommendations.

(4) If the Electoral Commission reject the proposed recommendations they may—

(a) require the Boundary Committee to reconsider the proposed recommendations with a view to deciding whether to submit a further report under sub-paragraph (2) containing different proposed recommendations,

(b) require the Boundary Committee to carry out a fresh review under sub-paragraph (1) with respect to the whole, or any specified part of the area which was the subject of the original review, or

(c) if, and only if, the review was carried out for the purpose of a report under paragraph 3(6), take no further action.

(5) In the exercise of their functions under this paragraph, the Boundary Committee must comply with any directions given to them by the Electoral Commission.

(6) But a direction under sub-paragraph (5) must not be inconsistent with the constituency rules or the regional rules.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 substituted (22.7.2004 with effect subject to transitional modifications set out in Sch. 2 of the amending Act until "the appropriate date", see s. 1(2)(3) of the amending Act) by Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 (c. 13), s. 1(1)-(4), Sch. 1 (however, paras. 3-14 of Sch. 1 as so substituted or as so substituted and modified (as the case may be) have no effect until 30.6.2007, see s. 1(4))