6.—(1) The Commission shall attribute—
(a)to England such amount as bears to £1 million the same proportion as the relevant number for England bears to the UK electorate;
(b)to Northern Ireland such amount as bears to £1 million the same proportion as the relevant number for Northern Ireland bears to the UK electorate;
(c)to Scotland such amount as bears to £1 million the same proportion as the relevant number for Scotland bears to the UK electorate; and
(d)to Wales such amount as bears to £1 million the same proportion as the relevant number for Wales bears to the UK electorate.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1), “the relevant number”—
(a)in relation to the year ending on 31st March 2002, means—
(i)for England, 36,991,780,
(ii)for Northern Ireland, 1,191,009,
(iii)for Scotland, 3,984,306, and
(iv)for Wales, 2,236,143;
(b)in relation to any later year, means—
(i)for England, such number published by the Commission not later than 7th March preceding the beginning of the year in question as is calculated by the Commission to be equal to the total number of persons whose names appeared on an electoral register in England on 1st December preceding that 7th March.
(ii)for Northern Ireland, such number published by the Commission not later than 7th March preceding the beginning of the year in question as is calculated by the Commission to be equal to the total number of persons whose names appeared on an electoral register in Northern Ireland on 1st December preceding that 7th March,
(iii)for Scotland, such number published by the Commission not later than 7th March preceding the beginning of the year in question as is calculated by the Commission to be equal to the total number of persons whose names appeared on an electoral register in Scotland on 1st December preceding that 7th March,
(iv)for Wales, such number published by the Commission not later than 7th March preceding the beginning of the year in question as is calculated by the Commission to be equal to the total number of persons whose names appeared on an electoral register in Wales on 1st December preceding that 7th March.