Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 substituted (22.7.2004 with effect subject to transitional modifications set out in Sch. 2 of the amending Act until "the appropriate date", see s. 1(2)(3) of the amending Act) by Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 (c. 13), s. 1(1)-(4), Sch. 1 (however, paras. 3-14 of Sch. 1 as so substituted or as so substituted and modified (as the case may be) have no effect until 30.6.2007, see s. 1(4))
13U.K.These are the regional rules.
Rule 1
A constituency must fall wholly within a region.
Rule 2
The regional electorate of a region must be as near the regional electorate of each of the other regions as is practicable, having regard (where appropriate) to special geographical considerations.
14(1)This paragraph applies for the purposes of the regional rules.U.K.
(2)For the purposes of a report of the Electoral Commission in relation to a region, the regional electorate is the number of persons—
(a)whose names appear on the enumeration date on the registers of local government electors in the region, and
(b)who are registered at addresses within a constituency included in the region.
(3)The enumeration date is the date on which notice with respect to the report is published in the Edinburgh Gazette in accordance with paragraph 7(1) above.
(4)Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) also apply for the purpose of construing references to the regional electorate in relation to a report of the Boundary Committee made for the purposes of a report as mentioned in sub-paragraph (2).]