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Draft Order in Council laid before Parliament under paragraph 3(9) of Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with paragraph 6(2) of that Schedule.

Constitutional Law

Devolution, Scotland

Made November 2010

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the day of

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

In accordance with paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998^f1 the Boundary Commission for Scotland submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated May 2010 showing the Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions into which they recommend Scotland should be divided.

In accordance with paragraph 3(9) of that Schedule a copy of that report and a draft of this Order in Council to give effect to the recommendations contained in the report were laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State.

In accordance with paragraph 6(2) of that Schedule the draft was approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by paragraph 6(5) of that Schedule and section 113(5) of that Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

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f1: 1998 c. 46; Schedule 1 was substituted by the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 (c.13), section 1 and has effect subject to the modifications in Schedule 2 to that Act. In terms of section 1(2) and (3) of that Act, those modifications are to apply until section 16 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) is commenced. Section 16 was repealed by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), Schedule 7, Part 3.