Reports of the Boundary Commissions

Reports of the Boundary Commissions
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Section 3 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (referred to in this Act as “the 1986 Act”) is amended as follows.
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In subsection (1) (duty on Boundary Commissions to submit reports to the Secretary of State), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Speaker of the House of Commons ”.
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For subsection (2) (deadline for reports) substitute—
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Each Boundary Commission must submit a report under subsection (1)—
a
before 1 July 2023,
b
before 1 October 2031, and
c
before 1 October of every eighth year after that.
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After subsection (2) insert—
2ZA
On submitting a report to the Speaker under subsection (1), a Boundary Commission must send a copy of it to the Secretary of State or the Minister for the Cabinet Office.
2ZB
On receiving a report under subsection (1), the Speaker must lay it before Parliament.
2ZC
As soon as reasonably practicable after a report of a Boundary Commission has been laid under subsection (2ZB), the Commission must publish it in such manner as they think fit.
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In subsection (2B)(a) (duty to submit progress reports to the Speaker), for “January that begins one year and nine months before that date” substitute “ relevant January ”.
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After subsection (2B) insert—
2BA
For the purposes of subsection (2B), “the relevant January” means—
a
January 2022, in the case of a report required by subsection (2) to be submitted before 1 July 2023, and
b
in the case of any other report required by subsection (2) to be submitted before a particular date, the January that begins one year and nine months before that date.
(For example, January 2030 in the case of a report required to be submitted before 1 October 2031).
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Omit subsections (5) to (5C) (duty to lay reports and draft Order in Council).