Article 1 Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Newcastle upon Tyne (Electoral Changes) Order 2017.

(2)

This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(3)

Articles 3 and 4 come into force—

(a)

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors^f1 in 2018.

(4)

Article 5 comes into force—

(a)

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which it is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019.

Annotations

f1: The ordinary day of election of councillors is prescribed by section 37(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) as amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50).