# Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020, Section 8: Registers used to determine the “electorate” in relation to the 2023 reports


(1) In rule 9(2) of Schedule 2 to the 1986 Act (definition of the “electorate”), for “The” substitute “ Subject to sub-paragraph (2A), the ”.
(2) After rule 9(2) of that Schedule insert—
“(2A) In relation to a report under section 3(1) that a Boundary Commission is required (by section 3(2)) to submit before 1 July 2023, the “electorate” of the United Kingdom, or of a part of the United Kingdom or a constituency, is the total number of persons whose names appear on a register of parliamentary electors (maintained under section 9 of the Representation of the People Act 1983) in respect of addresses in the United Kingdom, or in that part or that constituency, as that register has effect on 2 March 2020.”

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/25/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-constituencies-act-2020/section-8
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.