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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/250/note/made</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005</dc:title><dc:subject>Electoral registration</dc:subject><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2011-07-04</dc:modified><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE</dc:subject>
					<dc:description>This Order gives effect, without modifications, to the recommendations contained in the Fifth Periodic Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland dated 30th November 2004 (Cm 6427).</dc:description>
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<Text>(This note is not part of the Regulations)</Text>
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<P>
<Text>This Order gives effect, without modifications, to the recommendations contained in the Fifth Periodic Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland dated 30th November 2004 (<Abbreviation Expansion="Command Paper">Cm</Abbreviation> 6427).</Text>
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<P>
<Text>Article 2 of, and the Schedule to, this Order set out and describe the constituencies into which Scotland will be divided.</Text>
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<P>
<Text>Every electoral registration officer is required to amend the registers of parliamentary electors to give effect to this Order (Article 3).</Text>
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<P>
<Text>As a consequence of this Order, the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1995 is revoked (Article 4).</Text>
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<P>
<Text>By virtue of section 4(6) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 and Article 1(2) of the Order, the coming into force of this Order does not affect any parliamentary election until a proclamation is issued by Her Majesty summoning a new Parliament.</Text>
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<Text>This Order does not impose any new costs on business.</Text>
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