Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1986 c. 56 |
(1) There shall for the purpose of parliamentary elections by the county and borough constituencies (or in Scotland the county and burgh constituencies) , each returning a single member, which are described in Orders in Council made under this Act.(2) In this Act and, except where the context otherwise requires, in any Act passed after the Representation of the (1) For the purpose of the continuous review of the distribution of seats at parliamentary elections, there shall continue to be four permanent Boundary Commissions, namely a Boundary Commission for England, a Boundary Commission for Scotland, a Boundary Commission for Wales and a Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland.(2) Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the constitution of, and other matters relating to, the Boundary Commissions.Showing the constituencies into which they recommend that it should be divided in order to give effect to the rules set out in F16Schedule 2 to this Act, orstating that, in the opinion of the Commission, no alteration is required to be made in respect of that part of the United Kingdom in order to give effect to the said rules before 1 July 2023,before 1 October 2031, andbefore 1 October of every eighth year after that.(2ZA) On submitting a report to the Speaker under subsection (1) , a Boundary Commission must send a copy of it to the Secretary of State ....(2ZB) On receiving a report under subsection (1) , the Speaker must lay it before Parliament.(2ZC) As soon as reasonably practicable after a report of a Boundary Commission has been laid under subsection (2ZB) , the Commission must publish it in such manner as they think fit.(2A) A failure by a Boundary Commission to submit a report within the time limit which is appropriate to that report shall not be regarded as invalidating the report for the purposes of any enactment.during the F41relevant January, andduring each subsequent January,January 2022, in the case of a report required by subsection (2) to be submitted before 1 July 2023, andin the case of any other report required by subsection (2) to be submitted before a particular date, the January that begins one year and nine months before that date.(For example, January 2030 in the case of a report required to be submitted before 1 October 2031) .(2C) On receiving a report under subsection (2B) above, the Speaker shall lay it before Parliament.(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(4) A report of a Boundary Commission under this Act showing the constituencies into which they recommend that any area should be divided shall state, as respects each constituency, the name by which they recommend that it should be known, and whether they recommend that it should be a county constituency or a borough constituency (or in Scotland a county constituency or a burgh constituency) .(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(5A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(5B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(5C) . . . . .
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