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The Borough of Barnsley (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/128 · Made 22 January 2004

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 22nd January 2004

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Electoral Commissionf1, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 17f2 and 26f3 of the Local Government Act 1992, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), so far as they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962).

f2

1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.

f3

This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the 2003 Order
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Borough of Barnsley (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004.

(2)

This Order shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made.

2Amendment to the 2003 Order

(1)

The Borough of Barnsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2003f1 shall be amended as follows:

(2)

After article 1(2) shall be inserted—

“(3)

Articles 5 and 6 shall come into force—

(a)

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of a parish councillor for the parishes of Penistone and Tankersley to be held on the ordinary day of elections in 2007, on 15th October 2006;

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of elections in 2007.”

(3)

In article 2(b), “Metropolitan” shall be deleted.

(4)

In article 4(4)(a), “(5) and (6)” shall be substituted for “(6) and (7)”.

(5)

In article 7, “Metropolitan” shall be deleted.

Signature

Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 22nd day of January 2004

L.S.

Sam Younger

Chairman of the Commission

22nd January 2004

Jacqui Dixon

Secretary to the Commission

22nd January 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Borough of Barnsley (Electoral Changes) Order 2003 by providing for the articles relating to the electoral arrangements of the parishes of Penistone and Tankersley to come into force in 2007. It also makes minor changes to articles 2, 4 and 7.