Section 51: Position if Electoral Commission act under existing powers
133.This section is concerned with a case in which the Electoral Commission has directed the Boundary Committee to conduct a review (see section 43(2)) and in response to that request the Boundary Committee make recommendations for electoral changes. It ensures that the Electoral Commission is not required by the Act to include anything in the order for elections by halves or for elections by thirds that they deal with in an order made under existing powers in section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992.
