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Valid from 01/12/1998
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 in force at 1.12.1998 by S.I. 1998/2789, art. 2
Prospective
9(1)An Order in Council under the 1986 Act for giving effect [F1to the recommendations contained in a report of the Electoral Commission] may specify different dates for its coming into force—
(a)for the purposes of elections to the House of Commons, and
(b)for the purposes of the return of Assembly members.
(2)The coming into force of an Order in Council under the 1986 Act shall not affect the operation of section 8 or 9, or the constitution of the Assembly, at any time before the next ordinary election.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 9(1) substituted (prosp.) by 2000 c. 41, ss. 16, 163(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 14 (with s. 156(6))