Contribution of the Council of Europe to the Working Session 9: The Work of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)

For paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the European Assembly Elections Act 1978 (which provides for an initial report of each Boundary Commission in connection with the setting up of Assembly constituencies, and is accordingly spent) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—.

In paragraph 2 of that Schedule (supplementary reports by Boundary Commissions following general reviews of parliamentary constituencies), for the words from the beginning to “supplementary” there shall be substituted the words “The supplementary report which the Boundary Commission for any part of Great Britain is required under paragraph 1 above to submit to the Secretary of State shall be a”.

the Boundary Commission shall thereupon proceed to consider in what manner the Assembly constituency or constituencies affected should be altered in order that paragraph 9 be complied with and shall as soon as may be after that time submit to the Secretary of State a supplementary report showing the alterations which they recommend should be made in the Assembly constituency or constituencies for that purpose.

In paragraph 4(1) of that Schedule (application of certain provisions of the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949)—

In paragraph 12 of that Schedule (definitions), for the definition of “enumeration date” there shall be substituted the following definition— “enumeration dates” means, in relation to any supplementary report of a Boundary Commission under this Schedule, the date on which the notice with respect to that report is published in accordance with section 2(4) of the 1949 Act. ”