Citation and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2010.
2
This Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Interpretation2
In this Order—
“the 1998 Act” means the Scotland Act 1998; and
“the deposited data” means the data recorded on the DVD-ROMs—
- a
entitled “First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Final Recommendations for Constituencies and Regions – master copy submitted to the Secretary of State for Scotland”;
- b
etched with the seal of the Boundary Commission for Scotland and the signatures of its Deputy Chairman and Secretary;
- c
submitted to the Secretary of State for Scotland on 26th May 2010; and
- d
deposited with him at his offices at 1 Melville Crescent, Edinburgh, EH3 7HW.
- a
Amendments to the Scotland Act 19983
1
Schedule 1 to the 1998 Act is amended as follows.
2
For paragraph 1(2)(c) substitute—
c
the constituencies specified in the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2691) (S. 8).
3
Paragraph 1(3) ceases to have effect.
4
For paragraph 2(2) substitute—
2
The regions are those specified in the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2010.
Constituencies
4
The constituencies specified for the purposes of paragraph 1(2)(c) of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Act(2) are those which—
a
are named in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Order; and
b
comprise the areas described for each such constituency in the deposited data.
5
The constituencies are designated as being either county constituencies or burgh constituencies according to the entry in column 2 of that table opposite each constituency name.
Regions6
The regions specified for the purposes of paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Act3 are those which—
a
are named in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 to this Order; and
b
comprise the combined areas of the constituencies mentioned in column 2 of that table opposite the name of each region.