SCHEDULEMinor and consequential amendments
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986
1
The 1986 Act is amended as follows.
2
Omit section 6C (references to the Secretary of State mean the Secretary of State or the Minister for the Cabinet Office).
3
1
Schedule 1 (the Boundary Commissions) is amended as follows.
2
In each of the following provisions, after “Secretary of State” insert “
or the Minister for the Cabinet Office
”
a
paragraph 2 (appointment of members),
b
paragraph 4A (remuneration of members),
c
paragraph 6(1) and (2) (appointment and remuneration etc. of assistant Commissioners), and
d
paragraph 7 (appointment of other officers).
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1
Schedule 2 (rules for distribution of seats) is amended as follows.
2
In rule 2(3)
(definition of “United Kingdom electoral quota”), for “596” substitute “
645
”
.
3
In rule 5(2A)
(table of the English regions which is inserted by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 2 to the European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions)
(United Kingdom and Gibraltar)
(EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310)), in column (2) of the Table, in the list of areas comprising the North West region, below “County of Blackburn with Darwen” insert “
County of Blackpool
”
.
4
If this Act is passed on a day which is before the day on which paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 2 to those Regulations comes into force, sub-paragraph (3) comes into force immediately after that provision of those Regulations comes into force (instead of on the day on which this Act is passed).
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1
Schedule 2A (public hearings about Boundary Commission proposals) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph 6(b) (public hearing to begin with explanation of how written representations may be made), after “(4)(b)” insert “
, (4B)(b)
”
.
3
In paragraph 9 (interpretation), in the definition of “public hearing”, for “section 5(1)(b)” substitute “
section 5(4)(c)
”
.