Parliamentary Constituencies Bill (HL Bill 126)

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Cabinet Office, have been ordered to be
published as HL Bill 126—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Lord True has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human
Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill are compatible
with the Convention rights.

Contents

  1. Reports of the Boundary Commissions

    1. 1.Reports of the Boundary Commissions

    2. 2.Orders in Council giving effect to reports

    3. 3.Modifications of recommendations in reports

    4. 4.Publicity and consultation

  2. Rules for the distribution of seats

    1. 5.Number of parliamentary constituencies

    2. 6.Taking account of local government boundaries

    3. 7.Protected constituencies

    4. 8.Registers used to determine the “electorate” in relation to the 2023 reports

    5. 9.Alteration of the “review date” in relation to the 2023 reports

  3. Current reports and reviews

    1. 10.Removal of duty to implement etc. in relation to current reports

    2. 11.Removal of duty to review reduction in number of constituencies

  4. Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies

    1. 12.Effect of Orders in Council under the 1986 Act on NI Assembly constituencies

  5. General

    1. 13.Minor and consequential amendments and savings

    2. 14.Extent, commencement and short title

    1. Schedule

      Minor and consequential amendments

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