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| | Wednesday 27 October 2010 |
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| | For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:
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| | Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, As Amended |
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| | Page 6, line 10 [Clause 8], at end insert ‘, and |
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| | | (c) | the number of electors casting a vote in the referendum is equal to or |
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| | | greater than 40 per cent. of those entitled to cast such a vote.’. |
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| | Page 6, line 12 [Clause 8], after ‘“No”,’, insert ‘or if the number of electors casting |
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| | a vote in the referendum is less than 40 per cent. of those entitled to cast such a vote,’. |
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| | Page 9 [Clause 11], leave out lines 13 to 20 and insert— |
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| | | ‘1A(1) | No constituency shall have an electorate more than 5 per cent. above or below |
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| | | the electoral quota for that part of the United Kingdom unless the Boundary |
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| | | Commission concerned believes there to be overriding reasons under the terms |
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| | | of these rules why it should; |
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| | | (2) | No constituency shall have an electorate more than 10 per cent. above or below |
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| | | the electoral quota for that part of the United Kingdom; |
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| | | (3) | In this Schedule “the electoral quota for that part of the United Kingdom” |
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U
Y
where U is the electorate of that part of the United Kingdom minus the |
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| | | electorate of the areas mentioned in rule 5A and Y is the number of |
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| | | constituencies in that part minus the number of constituencies allocated within |
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| | | that part as a result of the operation of rule 5A.’. |
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| | Page 9 [Clause 11], leave out lines 27 to 34. |
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| | Page 10, line 10 [Clause 11], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | A Boundary Commission shall ensure that— |
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| | | (a) | in England, no district or borough ward shall be included in more than |
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| | | (b) | in Northern Ireland, no local authority ward shall be included in more |
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| | | (c) | in Wales, no unitary authority ward shall be included in more than one |
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| | | (d) | in Scotland, regard shall be had to local authority ward boundaries. |
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| | | (1B) | The Boundary Commission for England shall where practicable have regard to |
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| | | the boundaries of counties and London boroughs; and in any case no constituency |
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| | | shall include the whole or part of more than two counties or London boroughs. |
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| | | (1C) | The Boundary Commission for Wales shall where practicable have regard to the |
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| | | boundaries of unitary authorities; and in any case no constituency shall include |
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| | | the whole or part of more than two unitary authorities.’. |
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| | Page 10, line 17 [Clause 11], leave out subsection (3). |
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| | Page 10 [Clause 11], leave out lines 18 to 24 and insert— |
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| | | ‘5A(1) | The following shall be allocated whole numbers of constituencies by |
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| | | whichever Boundary Commission is responsible for them: |
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| | | (a) | Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands council areas; |
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| | | (b) | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar council area; |
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| | | (c) | The Isle of Anglesey county area; |
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| | | (d) | The Isle of Wight county area; |
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| | | (e) | The County of Cornwall and Isles of Scilly council areas.’. |
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| | Page 11, line 22 [Clause 11], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5) | The total number of seats to be allocated to any country shall not be more than 10 |
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| | | per cent. above or below the current number of constituencies. If the number of |
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| | | seats allocated by the process described in paragraph (3) and (4) exceeds or falls |
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| | | below that limit then additional or fewer seats shall be allocated as appropriate |
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| | | sufficient to bring the allocation within 10 per cent. of the current number of seats |
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| | | in the country concerned. |
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| | | (6) | This adjusted number of seats shall be the allocation for that country for the |
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| | | purposes of these rules.’. |
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| | Page 12 [Clause 12], leave out lines 35 to 41 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | A Boundary Commission may cause a local inquiry to be held for the purposes of |
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| | | a report under this Act where, on publication of a recommendation of a Boundary |
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| | | Commission for the alteration of any constituency, the Commission receives any |
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| | | representation objecting to the proposed recommendation from an interested |
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| | | authority or from a body of electors numbering one hundred or more. |
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| | | (1B) | Where a local inquiry was held in respect of the constituencies before the |
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| | | publication of the notice mentioned in subsection (1) above, that subsection shall |
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| | | not apply if the Commission, after considering the matters discussed at the local |
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| | | inquiry, the nature of the representations received on the publication of the notice |
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| | | and any other relevant circumstances, is of an opinion that a further local inquiry |
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| | | (1C) | In subsection (1A) above, “interested authority” and “elector” respectively mean, |
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| | | in relation to any recommendation, a local authority whose area is wholly or |
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| | | partly comprised in the constituencies affected by the recommendation, and a |
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| | | parliamentary elector for any of those constituencies.’. |
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| | Page 12, line 42, leave out Clause 13. |
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| | Page 14, line 29 [Clause 18], at end insert ‘with the exception of Part 2, which will |
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| | not come into force until after the referendum on the determination of powers devolved |
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| | to the National Assembly for Wales under the terms of the Government of Wales Act |
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| | Page 3, line 1 [Clause 4], leave out subsection (4) and insert— |
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| | | (b) | the general election of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly to be |
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| | | (c) | the Northern Ireland local elections to be held on that date, |
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| | | | are to be taken together.’. |
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| | Page 3 [Clause 4], leave out lines 31 and 32. |
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| | Page 8, line 5 [Clause 10], leave out ‘as follows’ and insert ‘as set out in |
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| | Page 12, line 18 [Clause 11], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | In Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 |
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| | | (offices disqualifying for particular constituencies)— |
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| | | (a) | in the entry for Member of Her Majesty’s Commission of Lieutenancy |
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| | | for the City of London, for “The constituency comprising the whole of” |
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| | | there is substituted “Any constituency comprising the whole or part of”; |
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| | | (b) | in the entry for Governor of the Isle of Wight, for “The Isle of Wight” |
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| | | there is substituted “Any constituency comprising the whole or part of the |
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| | | ( ) | In section 8 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (registration officers), |
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| | | for paragraph (b) of subsection (2) there is substituted— |
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| | | “(b) | in relation to any constituency part of which consists of some or |
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| | | all of the area of the City and the Inner and Middle Temples, the |
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| | | Common Council shall appoint an officer to be registration |
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| | | officer for that part of the constituency.”’. |
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| | Page 30, line 41 [Schedule 2], leave out ‘regulations’ and insert ‘postal voting |
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| | Page 31, line 8 [Schedule 2], leave out ‘regulations’ and insert ‘postal voting |
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| | Page 36, line 29 [Schedule 2], leave out ‘regulations’ and insert ‘postal voting |
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| | Page 48, line 15 [Schedule 2], leave out ‘and Wales or Scotland’. |
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| | Page 48, line 17 [Schedule 2], leave out ‘regulations’ and insert ‘postal voting |
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| | Page 48, line 21 [Schedule 2], leave out ‘regulations’ and insert ‘postal voting |
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| | Page 48, line 26 [Schedule 2], leave out ‘regulations’ and insert ‘postal voting |
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| | Page 53, line 42 [Schedule 2], leave out ‘regulations’ and insert ‘postal voting |
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| | Page 56, line 38 [Schedule 2], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘“the relevant postal voting provisions”— |
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| | | (a) | in relation to England, means Part 5 of the Representation of the |
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| | | People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/341) |
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| | | as applied by Schedule 4 to this Act; |
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| | | (b) | in relation to Wales, means Schedule 3 to the National Assembly |
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| | | for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/ |
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| | | 236) as applied by Part 2 of Schedule 6 to this Act; |
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| | | (c) | in relation to Scotland, means Schedule 4 to the Scottish |
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| | | Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010 as applied by Part 2 of |
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| | | (d) | in relation to Northern Ireland, means Part 5 of the |
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| | | Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations |
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| | | 2008 (S.I. 2008/1741) as applied by Schedule 4 to this Act.’. |
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| | Page 104, line 15 [Schedule 4], after ‘Wales’ insert ‘or Scotland’. |
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| | Page 105, line 30 [Schedule 4], after ‘referendum’ insert ‘(subject to sub- |
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| | paragraphs (3A) and (3B))’. |
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| | Page 106, line 5 [Schedule 4], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3A) | Part 5 of the England and Wales Regulations does not apply for the purposes |
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| | | of the referendum in so far as it is taken together with the poll for the Welsh |
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| | | Assembly general election under section 4(2). |
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| | | (3B) | Part 5 of the Scotland Regulations does not apply for the purposes of the |
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| | | referendum in so far as it is taken together with the poll for the Scottish |
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| | | parliamentary election under section 4(3).’. |
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| | Page 115, line 18 [Schedule 4], leave out ‘In the England and Wales Regulations,’. |
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| | Page 115, line 22 [Schedule 4], leave out ‘In the England and Wales Regulations,’. |
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| | Page 115 [Schedule 4], leave out lines 25 to 30. |
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| | Page 117, line 7 [Schedule 4], leave out ‘In the England and Wales Regulations,’. |
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| | Page 117, line 27 [Schedule 4], leave out ‘In the England and Wales Regulations,’. |
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| | Page 117, line 30 [Schedule 4], leave out ‘In the England and Wales Regulations,’. |
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| | Page 117, line 34 [Schedule 4], leave out ‘In the England and Wales Regulations,’. |
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| | Page 118 [Schedule 4], leave out lines 2 to 25. |
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| | Page 130, line 28 [Schedule 4], before ‘For’ insert— |
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| | | ‘For “a parliamentary election” substitute “the |
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| | Page 132, line 7 [Schedule 4], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘After paragraph (4) insert— |
| | | | | | “(5) | Where an envelope opened in accordance with |
| | | | | | paragraph (1) contains a declaration of identity |
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| | | | | | postal voters list or the proxy postal voters list in |
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| | | | | | elector to denote that a postal vote has been |
| | | | | | | | | | | | (6) | A mark made under paragraph (5) must be |
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| | | | | | (7) | As soon as practicable after the last covering |
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| | | | | | voters list and the proxy postal voters list that has |
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| | Page 212, [Schedule 7], leave out lines 10 and 11 and insert— |
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| | | ‘“the 2010 Order” means the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order |
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| | Page 212, line 15 [Schedule 7], leave out from ‘Article’ to ‘Order’ and insert ‘14 of |
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| | Page 212, line 32 [Schedule 7], leave out ‘2007’ and insert ‘2010’. |
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| | Page 212, line 41 [Schedule 7], leave out ‘19 of the 2007’ and insert ‘18 of the |
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| | Page 213, line 9 [Schedule 7], leave out ‘20 of the 2007’ and insert ‘19 of the |
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| | Page 213, line 19 [Schedule 7], leave out ‘2007’ and insert ‘2010’. |
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