5 Transfer of concurrently exercisable functions of the Chancellor of the Duchy to the Leader of the House of Commons
The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 3 and 4 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 are to cease to be exercisable concurrently with the Chancellor of the Duchy and are instead to be exercisable concurrently with the Leader of the House of Commons.
1986 c. 56. Section 3 was amended by section 2 of the Boundary Commissions Act 1992 (c. 55), section 10 of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1) and section 6 of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6). Section 4 was amended by section 10 of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1) and the Schedule to the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (c. 14). There are other amendments to the 1986 Act not relevant to this Order.