The European Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1989

Statutory Instruments

1989 No. 494

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS

The European Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1989

Made

15th March 1989

Coming into force

in accordance with article 1(2)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of March 1989

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas in pursuance of paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978 (1)the Boundary Commission for Scotland have submitted to the Secretary of State a supplementary report dated 5th January 1989 with respect to the areas comprised in certain European Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland and showing the European Parliamentary constituencies into which they recommend that the areas should be divided, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 9 of the said Schedule 2:

And whereas the Secretary of State has laid that report before Parliament together with the draft of this Order in Council to give effect to the recommendations contained in the report and each House of Parliament has by resolution approved the said draft:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of paragraph 4B of Schedule 2 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978 (2), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

(1)

1978 c. 10; paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 was substituted by section 1(3) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1981 (c. 8) and amended by paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 3 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 56); the words “European Parliamentary” were substituted for the words “European Assembly” in the provisions concerning the citation of the 1978 and 1981 Acts by section 3(1)(b) and (2)(b) of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58) on the coming into force of the Single European Act on 1st July 1987.

(2)

Paragraph 4B was inserted by paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 3 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.