http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/25/section/4Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020An Act to make provision about reports of the Boundary Commissions under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986; to make provision about the number of parliamentary constituencies and other rules for the distribution of seats; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2021-01-062020-12-14Reports of the Boundary Commissions
4Publicity and consultation1

Section 5 of the 1986 Act (publicity and consultation) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)(a)(iii) (length of initial consultation period), for “12 weeks” substitute “ eight weeks ”.

3

Omit subsections (1)(b) and (3) (duty to hold public hearings during initial consultation period and related provision).

4

In subsection (4)(a) (duty to publish information after the initial consultation period), omit “and records of public hearings held under subsection (1)(b) above”.

5

In subsection (4)(b) (the secondary consultation period)—

a

for “things” substitute “ representations ”, and

b

for “four weeks” substitute “ eight weeks ”.

6

After subsection (4)(b) insert—

c

shall cause public hearings to be held at such times during the secondary consultation period as they think fit.

7

After subsection (4) insert—

4A

Schedule 2A contains further provision about public hearings under subsection (4)(c).

4B

After the end of the secondary consultation period, the Commission—

a

must publish, in such manner as they think fit, records of public hearings held under subsection (4)(c), and

b

must take such steps as they think fit to inform people in the proposed constituencies that written representations with respect to those records may be made to the Commission during a specified period of eight weeks (“the third consultation period”).

8

In subsection (5) (requirements if revised proposals)—

a

after “revised proposed constituencies” insert “ before the beginning of the third consultation period ”, and

b

in paragraph (c), for “a specified period of eight weeks” substitute “ the third consultation period ”.

9

In subsection (7) (the taking of steps), after “(4)” insert “ , (4B) ”.

10

In subsection (8) (duty to consider certain matters)—

a

in paragraph (a), after “(4)(b)” insert “ , (4B)(b) ”, and

b

in paragraph (b), for “(1)(b)” substitute “ (4)(c) ”.

11

In subsection (10)(b), after “(4)” insert “ , (4B) ”.

12

After subsection (10) insert—

11

If the report mentioned in subsection (1) is a 2023 report, this section applies in relation to that report as if—

a

in subsection (4)(b), the reference to eight weeks were a reference to six weeks, and

b

in subsection (4B)(b), the reference to eight weeks were a reference to four weeks.

12

In subsection (11), a “2023 report” means a report that is required by section 3(2) to be submitted before 1 July 2023.

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In subsection (10)(b), after “(4)” insert
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