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Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 1089

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The Borough of Warrington (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003

Made

10th April 2003

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Electoral Commission(1), in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 17(2) and 26(3) of the Local Government Act 1992, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of Warrington (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003.

(2) This Order shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made.

Amendment to the 2002 Order

2.—(1) The Borough of Warrington (Electoral Changes) Order 2002(4) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In article 4(2) the words “before 10th May 2004” shall be substituted for the words “before 6th May 2004”.

Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission

Pamela Gordon

Commissioner

28th March 2003

Glyn Mathias

Commissioner

28th March 2003

Neil McIntosh

Commissioner

10th April 2003

Karamjit Singh

Commissioner

28th March 2003

Sam Younger

Commissioner

28th March 2003

Graham Zellick

Commissioner

28th March 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Borough of Warrington (Electoral Changes) Order 2002, so as to provide for borough councillors holding office immediately before 10th May 2004 to retire on that date and for newly-elected councillors to come into office on that date.

(1)

The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), so far as they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962).

(2)

1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.

(3)

This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.

(4)

S.I. 2002/2237.