SCHEDULEAmendments to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

8.  In section 40 (interpretation of Part 2) after subsection (2) insert—

“(3) The combined region is to be regarded as part of England for the purposes of—

(a)the references to England in sections 22(2)(a), 23(2)(a) and (3), 28(3A) and 30(1)(ba);

(b)the references to Great Britain (other than in the expression “Great Britain register”) in sections 23(5)(c) and 28(2)(a) and (b); and

(c)any reference in this Part to a part or parts of Great Britain or to a part or parts of the United Kingdom (other than a reference by name to a particular part).”