SCHEDULES
F1SCHEDULE 1Constituencies, regions and regional members
Orders in Council
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1
The draft of an Order in Council laid before F5the Parliament by F2the Scottish Ministers for giving effect to the recommendations contained in a report by F6Boundaries Scotland under paragraph 3 may make provision for any matters which F2the Scottish MinistersF3think are incidental to or consequential on the recommendations.
2
3
F93A
As soon as reasonably practicable after laying the draft so amended, the Scottish Ministers must publish a statement setting out their reasons for making the minor or technical alterations to the draft.
3B
The Scottish Ministers must not withdraw a draft Order laid before the Parliament under paragraph 3(9)(b) or sub-paragraph (3) except with the agreement of the Parliament.
4
F104A
If the Scottish Ministers do not lay an amended draft Order under sub-paragraph (3), the Scottish Ministers must notify Boundaries Scotland that it is required to conduct, in accordance with sub-paragraph (4B), a further review of the alterations proposed to the boundaries by the draft Order which was rejected or withdrawn.
4B
Once notified, Boundaries Scotland must conduct a further review of the proposed alterations and may determine the manner and the extent of the review, provided that the purpose of the review is to—
a
consider the representations (if any) of the Parliament, and
b
reconsider the proposals and make any further or supplementary proposals as it thinks fit.
4C
This schedule applies to a further review under sub-paragraph (4B) as it applies to a review and report under paragraph 3 except that—
a
Boundaries Scotland is to submit a report on the further review—
i
before such date as the Scottish Ministers may direct, or
ii
in the absence of such direction, within such reasonable time as it may determine,
b
sub-paragraphs (1)(a), (3) and (4) of paragraph 7 do not apply to a further review under sub-paragraph (4B),
c
where a report has already been submitted following a further review under sub-paragraph (4B), the Scottish Ministers may notify Boundaries Scotland under sub-paragraph (4A) that it is required to conduct a further review only if the Parliament has by resolution directed them to do so.
4D
A further review under sub-paragraph (4B) is to be disregarded for the purposes of calculating the intervals between reports of Boundaries Scotland under paragraph 3.
5
If a draft of an Order in Council is submitted to Her Majesty in Council under this Schedule, Her Majesty in Council may make an order in terms of the draft.
6
An Order in Council made as mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) comes into force on the date specified in the Order.
7
The coming into force of the Order does not affect the return of any member to the Parliament or its constitution until the Parliament is dissolved.
8
The validity of an Order in Council purporting to be made under this Schedule and reciting that a draft of the Order has been approved by a resolution of F4the Parliament must not be called in question in any legal proceedings whatsoever.
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))