# The Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (Wales) Order 1996, Article 2


(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, this Order shall come into force on the issue of a proclamation by Her Majesty summoning a new Parliament.
(2) Article 3(3) below shall come into force on 1st April 1996.
(3) For the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to a parliamentary election held after the issue of the proclamation referred to in paragraph (1) above, this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/897/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/returning-officers-parliamentary-constituencies-wales-order-1996/article-2
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