Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Rutland (Electoral Changes) Order 2016.

(2) This Order comes into force—

(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after it is made;

(b)for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors(1) in 2019.

(1)

The ordinary day of election of councillors is prescribed by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 c.2.