SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 1Constituencies, regions and regional members

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Sch. 1 substituted (22.7.2004 with effect subject to transitional modifications set out in Sch. 2 of the amending Act until "the appropriate date", see s. 1(2)(3) of the amending Act) by Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 (c. 13), s. 1(1)-(4), Sch. 1 (however, paras. 3-14 of Sch. 1 as so substituted or as so substituted and modified (as the case may be) have no effect until 30.6.2007, see s. 1(4))

Notice of proposed report or recommendations

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1

If F8Boundaries Scotland intend to consider making a report under this Schedule—

a

F12it must inform F6the Scottish Ministers by notice in writing;

b

F13it must publish a copy of the notice in the Edinburgh Gazette.

F32

If F9Boundaries ScotlandF16has provisionally determined to make recommendations affecting a constituency F14it must publish in F7such manner as it thinks fit a notice stating—

a

the effect of the proposed recommendations and (except if the effect is that no alteration should be made in respect of the constituency) that a copy of the recommendations is open to inspection at a specified place in the constituency, and

b

that representations with respect to the proposed recommendations may be made to the F17Boundaries Scotland before the end of the period of one month starting the day after the notice is published.

3

F10Boundaries Scotland must take into account any representations made in accordance with the notice.

4

If F11Boundaries Scotland revise any proposed recommendations after publishing notice of them under sub-paragraph (2) F15it must comply again with sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) in relation to the revised recommendations as if no earlier notice had been published.

F25

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F26

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F41

This paragraph applies if F18Boundaries Scotland provisionally determine to make recommendations which would involve any alteration in a constituency.

2

F19Boundaries Scotland must consider whether any alteration within paragraph 4(2) would be required in order to give effect to the regional rules.

F53

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4

Paragraph 7 applies for the purposes of the proposed recommendations as if for any reference to a constituency there is substituted a reference to a region.