The St Edmundsbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the St Edmundsbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2017.

(2) This article comes into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(3) Article 2 and Schedule 1 come into force—

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary, or relating, to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England and Wales(1) in 2019.

(4) Article 3 and Schedule 2 come into force—

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary, or relating, to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England and Wales in 2017.

(5) In this Order, “the 2016 Order” means the St Edmundsbury (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2016(2).

(1)

The ordinary day of election of councillors is prescribed by section 37(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2) as amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50).

(2)

The St Edmundsbury (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2016 was made by St Edmundsbury Borough Council under section 86(2) of the 2007 Act. Orders of this kind are not required to be made by statutory instrument.