SCHEDULE 3 New Part 3A of the 2013 Act

SCHEDULE 3 New Part 3A of the 2013 Act

(Introduced by section 18)

Part 3A of the 2013 Act

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In the 2013 Act, after Part 3 insert—

“Part 3A
Senedd Constituency Boundary Reviews
49A Senedd constituency boundary reviews

(1)     The Commission must conduct a Senedd constituency boundary review once in every review period.

(2)     A Senedd constituency boundary review is a review of the Senedd constituencies for the purpose of determining whether those boundaries should change in order to give effect to the rules set out in section 49C.

(3)     If in the course of a review the Commission determines that the boundaries of a Senedd constituency should change, the Commission must also determine—

(a)     what the names of the affected constituencies should be;

(b)     whether each affected constituency should be a county constituency or a borough constituency.

(4)     But if in the course of a review the Commission determines that, while the boundaries of a Senedd constituency should not change, the name of the constituency or its designation as a county constituency or a borough constituency should change, it may determine—

(a)     what the name of the constituency should be;

(b)     whether it should

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