Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998

7 Functions of the Local Government Commission

(1) If the Secretary of State so directs, the Local Government Commission for England (in this Part referred to as “the Commission”) shall, in accordance with this Part and any directions given under it, submit to him a report—

(a) showing the electoral areas into which it recommends that Greater London should be divided for the purposes of the election of members of any assembly established following the referendum held by virtue of Part I,

(b) specifying the number of members that it recommends should be elected for each such electoral area, and

(c) stating the name by which it recommends that each such electoral area should be known.

(2) A direction under subsection (1) shall specify—

(a) the total number of electoral areas, and

(b) the total number of members,

for which the recommendations contained in the Commission’s report must provide.