Greater London Authority Act 1999

Changes to Assembly constituencies E+W+S

1 (1) This paragraph applies where, as a result of— E+W+S

(a) a [F1 request] under section 13(1) of the M1 Local Government Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”), or

(b) a further review under section 15(6) of that Act,

the [F2 Electoral Commission recommend] to the Secretary of State, at a time when an order under section 2(4) of this Act has effect, that he should make one or more boundary changes falling within sub-paragraph (2) below.

(2) The boundary changes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above are boundary changes—

(a) falling within section 14(3)(a) of the 1992 Act (alteration of a local government area) and affecting any London borough;

(b) falling within section 14(3)(d) of that Act (constitution of a new London borough); or

(c) falling within section 14(3)(e) of that Act (abolition of a London borough).

[F3 (3) Where this paragraph applies, the Electoral Commission shall direct the Boundary Committee for England (“the Committee”) to conduct a review in accordance with Part II of the 1992 Act and to submit to the Electoral Commission the reports required under sub-paragraph (4) or (5) below;]

(4) If the [F4 Committee][F5 are] of the opinion that, in consequence of the boundary changes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above, changes are required to Assembly constituencies in order to comply with the rules set out in paragraph 7 below, the report required is one which recommends to the [F6 Electoral Commission] the changes which in the opinion of the [F4 Committee] should be made to Assembly constituencies to comply with those rules.

(5) If the [F7 Committee are] not of the opinion mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) above, the report required is one which states that fact.

[F8 (5A) The Electoral Commission may direct the Committee to reconsider the recommendation made under sub-paragraph (4)]

F9 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F9 (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 9, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(a)(i)

F2 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(1) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 9, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(a)(ii)

F3 Sch. 1 para. 1(3) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 9, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(b)

F4 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(4) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 9, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(c)(i)

F5 Word in Sch. 1 para. 1(4) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 9, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(c)(ii)

F6 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(4) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 9, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(c)(iii)

F7 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(5) substituted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 9, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(d)

F8 Sch. 1 para. 1(5A) inserted (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/3962, art. 9, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(e)

F9 Sch. 1 para. 1(6)(7) omitted (1.4.2002) by virtue of S.I. 2001/3962, art. 9, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(f)

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c. 19.