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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 11th July 2002

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992^f1, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated November 2001 on its review of the borough^f2 of Luton together with its recommendations:

And whereas the Electoral Commission^f3 have decided to give effect to those recommendations:

And whereas a period of not less than six weeks beginning with the submission of the report has expired:

Now, therefore, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 17^f4 and 26^f5 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962).
f2: The non-metropolitan district of Luton has the status of a borough.
f3: 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, to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).
f4: This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962. There are amendments to this section made otherwise than by S.I. 2001/3962 that are not relevant to this Order.
f5: This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.