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2004 No.1204

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

The Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2004

Made

20th April 2004

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 24(1)(cc) of the Representation of the People Act 1983( 1 ), after consultation with the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(c) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000( 2 ), hereby makes the following Order:

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2004 and shall come into force on the day after the date on which it is made.

(2) References to constituencies in this Order are references to the constituencies in Wales, which are established by the Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1995( 3 ) or any subsequent Order in Council in respect of Wales under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986( 4 ).

2. For Schedule 1 to the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) Wales Order 1996( 5 ) (returning officer for certain county constituencies) substitute the following—

Article 4

“ SCHEDULE 1

RETURNING OFFICER FOR CERTAIN COUNTY CONSTITUENCIES

1	2
Name of county constituency	Preserved county of which sheriff is returning officer
Bridgend	Mid Glamorgan
Clwyd South	Clwyd
Conwy	Clwyd
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Gwynedd
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney	Mid Glamorgan
Pontypridd	Mid Glamorgan. ”

Christopher Leslie

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Date 20th April 2004

( 1 )

1983 c. 2 ; section 24(1)(cc) was inserted by paragraph 68(3) of Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) .

( 2 )

( 3 )

S.I. 1995/1036 .

( 4 )

( 5 )

S.I. 1996/897 .

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The Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2004 (2004/1204)

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