Paragraph 27

(1)

Schedule 1 (the Electoral Commission) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 3 (term of office etc of Electoral Commissioners)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (3) (circumstances in which Electoral Commissioner ceases to hold office), for “An Electoral Commissioner” there is substituted “ Subject to sub-paragraph (3A), an Electoral Commissioner ”;

(b)

after that sub-paragraph there is inserted—

“(3A)
Paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (3) does not apply to a nominated Commissioner (within the meaning of section 3A).”

(3)

In paragraph 7 (Assistant Electoral Commissioners), in sub-paragraph (2) (Assistant Electoral Commissioner must be eligible for appointment as Electoral Commissioner), for the words after “he is” there is substituted “ prevented by section 3(4) (read without regard to section 3(4A)) from being appointed as an Electoral Commissioner ”.

(4)

In paragraph 11 (staff)—

(a)

sub-paragraphs (2) and (4) (which are superseded by the provision made by section 7(2) above) are omitted;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (3), for “sub-paragraph (4)” there is substituted “ paragraph 11A(4) ”.