Alteration of Assembly electoral regionsU.K.
1(1)Until the coming into force of section 16(1) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) for the purpose of transferring the functions of the Boundary Commission for Wales to the Electoral Commission and conferring functions on the Boundary Committee for Wales, Schedule 1 has effect subject to the following modifications.U.K.
(2)In paragraph 1, omit sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).
(3)In paragraph 2, for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1)This paragraph applies if the Boundary Commission for Wales (“the Commission”) provisionally determine (in pursuance of section 3 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (“the 1986 Act”)) to recommend the making of alterations affecting any parliamentary constituencies in Wales.”, and, in sub-paragraph (2), for “Committee” substitute “ Commission ”.
(4)In paragraph 3—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), for “Committee have provisionally determined to propose” substitute “ Commission have provisionally determined to make ”,
(b)in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “effect of the recommendations is” substitute “ Commission propose to recommend ”,
(c)in sub-paragraphs (2)(c), (3), (4) and (5), for “Committee” substitute “ Commission ”, and
(d)in sub-paragraph (6), for “Committee's” substitute “ Commission's ”,
and in the heading before that paragraph, for “Committee's” substitute “ Commission's ”.
(5)In paragraph 4—
(a)in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for “Committee” substitute “ Commission ”,
(b)in sub-paragraph (3), for “Committee may not proceed with the proposed” substitute “ Commission may not make the ”, and
(c)in sub-paragraphs (4), (5) and (6), for “Committee” substitute “ Commission ”.
(6)Omit paragraphs 5 to 7.
(7)In paragraph 10(1), after “effect” insert “ , with or without modifications, ”.
(8)Omit paragraph 11(3).
(9)In paragraph 12—
(a)in the definitions of “the 1986 Act” and “the Commission”, for “1(2)(a)” substitute “ 2(1) ”, and
(b)omit the definition of “the Committee”.