# The Leeds (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2018

Draft 2018, ISBN 9780111173466

This Order amends the Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 (“the 2017 Order”) which gave effect to recommendations for changes to electoral arrangements for the city of Leeds, stated in the Local Government Boundary Commission Report of March 2017. Article 2(1) of the 2017 Order referred to a map (“the Map referred to in the Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2017”), which showed an incorrect boundary between the wards of Beeston & Holbeck and Farnley & Wortley.

## Introductory text

This Draft Statutory Instrument has been printed to correct errors in the preparation of SI 2017/1077 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 59(9) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; draft to lie for forty days pursuant to section 6(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, during which period either House of Parliament may resolve that the Order be not made.
Local Government, England
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (“the Act”), the Local Government Boundary Commission for England(“the Commission”) published a report dated March 2017 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the city of Leeds, which it gave effect to by making the Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 under section 59(1) of the Act.
The Commission is satisfied that a mistake has occurred in the preparation of that Order and that the mistake is such that it can be rectified by a subsequent order under section 59(1) of the Act by virtue of section 14 of the Interpretation Act 1978.
The Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the Act. A draft of this instrument has been laid before each House of Parliament, a period of forty days has expired since the day on which it was laid and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Leeds (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2018 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

## 2 Amendment to the Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

In the Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2017, in article 2, for paragraph (1), substitute—
“(1) In this Order, “the map” means the map held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, which is marked “Revised Map (2018) referred to in the Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2017.”

## Signature

Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England
Name
Chief Executive
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
Date

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 (“the 2017 Order”) which gave effect to recommendations for changes to electoral arrangements for the city of Leeds, stated in the Local Government Boundary Commission Report of March 2017. Article 2(1) of the 2017 Order referred to a map (“the Map referred to in the Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2017”), which showed an incorrect boundary between the wards of Beeston & Holbeck and Farnley & Wortley.
Article 2 of this Order amends article 2(1) of the 2017 Order so that it refers to the map as revised to reflect the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s recommendations.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.

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