Government of Wales Act 1998

Valid from 01/12/1998

Interpretation U.K.

Prospective

10 (1) For the purposes of any report of [F1 the Electoral Commission] the regional electorate for an Assembly electoral region is the number of persons who, on the enumeration date, are registered in the register of local government electors at addresses within any of the Assembly constituencies included in the Assembly electoral region.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “the enumeration date” means the date on which notice that [F1 the Electoral Commission] intended to consider making the report was published in accordance with section 5(1) of the 1986 Act.

[F2 (3) Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) also apply for construing references to the regional electorate for an Assembly electoral region in relation to any report of the Committee made for the purposes of any such report of the Electoral Commission.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 10 substituted (prosp.) by 2000 c. 41, ss. 16, 163(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 15(a) (with s. 156(6))

F2 Sch. 1 para. 10(3) added (prosp.) by 2000 c. 41, ss. 16, 163(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 15(b) (with s. 156(6))

Prospective

11 In this Schedule—

• “the 1986 Act” means the M1 Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, and

• [F3 “the Committee” means the Boundary Committee for Wales (as defined by paragraph 4(4));]

• [F4 “recommendations” includes (unless the context otherwise requires) a recommendation that no alteration is required.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 1 para. 11: definition of “the committee” subtituted (prosp) by 2000 c. 41, ss. 16, 163(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 16(a) (with s. 156(6))

F4 Sch. 1 para. 11: definition of “recommendations” added (prosp) by 2000 c. 41, ss. 16, 163(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 16(b) (with s. 156(6))

Marginal Citations

M1 1986 c. 56.