The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2008
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2008/1791 |
| Year | 2008 |
2008 No. 1791
Representation Of The People, Wales
The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2008
Made 9th July 2008
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of July 2008
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
The Boundary Commission for Wales (“the Commission”) have, in accordance with section 3(3) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 19861(“the 1986 Act”), submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 31st January 20082(“the report”), which recommends that there be an alteration to the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies into which Wales is divided.
In accordance with paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 1 to the Government of Wales Act 20063, the report also recommends that there be an alteration to the boundaries of the electoral regions of the National Assembly for Wales.
Under section 3(5) of the 1986 Act, the Secretary of State has laid a copy of the report before Parliament together with a draft of this Order to give effect, without modifications, to the recommendations in the report and the draft Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Accordingly, Her Majesty, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order under section 4(5) of the 1986 Act:
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2008.
(2) Subject to section 4(6) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 and paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 1 to the Government of Wales Act 2006, this Order shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is made.
Amendment to the Parliamentary constituencies and Assembly electoral regions in Wales
2. In article 1(3)(b) of the Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 20064, for “31st January 2005” substitute “1st April 2005”.
Electoral registers
3. Each electoral registration officer for—
(a) the Parliamentary constituencies; and
(b) the Assembly electoral regions,
affected by this Order, shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the registers of parliamentary or, as the case may be, local government electors as may be necessary...
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