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    (3) References to constituencies in this Order are references to those constituencies in England constituted by an Order in Council made under section 4 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986[3].

Revocations
     2. Subject to article 1(2), the following Orders are revoked—

(a) the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England) Order 1995[4];

(b) the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England) (Amendment) Order 1996[5];

(c) the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England) (Amendment) Order 1997[6]; and

(d) the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England) (Amendment) Order 1999[7].

Designation of returning officers for borough constituencies
     3. In the case of a borough constituency listed in the left-hand column of Schedule 1 to this Order (being a constituency which is not coterminous with or wholly contained in a district), the returning officer for a parliamentary election shall be the chairman of the council of the district listed in the right-hand column of that Schedule opposite to the name of the constituency.

Designation of returning officers for London borough constituencies
     4. In the case of a borough constituency listed in the left hand column of Schedule 2 to this Order (being a constituency which is situated partly in one London borough and partly in another), the returning officer for a parliamentary election shall be the mayor of the London borough listed in the right-hand column of that Schedule opposite to the name of the constituency.

     5. —(1) Where a London borough council are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive or a mayor and council manager executive, article 4 shall have effect as if for the expression "mayor of a London borough" there were substituted "chairman of a London borough".

    (2) In this article, "executive arrangements", "mayor and cabinet executive" and "mayor and council manager executive" have the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000[8].

Designation of returning officers for county constituencies
     6. In the case of a county constituency listed in the left-hand column of Schedule 3 to this Order (being a constituency which is not coterminous with or wholly contained in a county, as defined by section 38 of the Sheriffs Act 1887[9]), the returning officer for a parliamentary election shall be the chairman of the council of the district listed in the right-hand column of that Schedule opposite to the name of the constituency.

Designation of acting returning officers at parliamentary elections
     7. In the case of a county constituency listed in the left-hand column of Schedule 4 to this Order, the duties of the returning officer for a parliamentary election shall be discharged, as acting returning officer, by the registration officer appointed by the council of the district listed in the right-hand column of that Schedule opposite to the name of the constituency.


Jack Straw
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State

Ministry of Justice
3rd October 2007

[2] 2000 c.41back

[3] 1986 c.56back

[4] S.I. 1995/2061. This Order was also amended by S.I. 2002/1057.back

[5] S.I. 1996/898back

[6] S.I. 1997/537back

[7] S.I. 1999/950back

[8] 2000 c.22back

[9] 1887 c.55back

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