PART 1Voting system for parliamentary elections
Result of the referendum
8Commencement or repeal of amending provisions
1
The Minister must make an order bringing into force section 9, Schedule 10 and Part 1 of Schedule 12 (“the alternative vote provisions”) if—
a
more votes are cast in the referendum in favour of the answer “Yes” than in favour of the answer “No”, and
b
the draft of an Order in Council laid before Parliament under subsection (5A) of section 3 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (substituted by section 10(6) below) has been submitted to Her Majesty in Council under section 4 of that Act.
2
If more votes are not cast in the referendum in favour of the answer “Yes” than in favour of the answer “No”, the Minister must make an order repealing the alternative vote provisions.
3
An order under subsection (1)—
a
must bring the alternative vote provisions into force on the same day as the coming into force of the Order in Council in terms of the draft referred to in paragraph (b) of that subsection, but
b
does not affect any election held before the first parliamentary general election following that day.