7(1)The rules referred to in [F1paragraphs 1(2) and 2(2)] above are—E+W+S
1. There shall be fourteen Assembly constituencies.
2. Each Assembly constituency shall consist of two or more entire London boroughs.
3. A part of the boundary of each London borough contained within an Assembly constituency shall adjoin a part of the boundary of at least one other London borough contained within that constituency.
4. No London borough shall be included in more than one Assembly constituency.
5. The electorate for an Assembly constituency shall be as near the electorate for each other Assembly constituency as is reasonably practicable.
(2)For the purposes of the rules in sub-paragraph (1) above—
(a)any reference to a London borough includes a reference to the City of London, which for this purpose shall be taken to include the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple; and
(b)a part of a boundary which would, except for the river Thames or a tributary of the river Thames, adjoin a part of another boundary is deemed to adjoin that part of that other boundary.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 7 substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 10(5); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)