Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 2618
local government, england
The District of North Shropshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2006
Made
28th September 2006
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the District of North Shropshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2006.
(2) This Order comes into force on the day after that on which it is made.
Amendment to the 2000 Order
2. In article 9(3) of the District of North Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000(4) the words “Newtown” and “Wem” shall be transposed.
Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 28th day of September 2006
Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission
28th September 2006
Jacqui Dixon
Secretary to the Commission
28th September 2006
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the District of North Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000, in order to give full effect to the Secretary of State’s decision on recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the district of North Shropshire.
That Order was made by the Secretary of State. The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992, so far as they relate to electoral changes, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) with effect from 1st April 2002.
The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 Act (c.19), to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962).
1992 c.19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.
This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.