An Act to consolidate the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Acts 1949 to 1979 and certain related enactments.
Citation
1986 c. 56
Territorial extent
United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent
7 November 1986
Commencement
7 February 1987
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949
House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1958
House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1979
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 56) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is the current[update] legislation defining the constitution and work of the four parliamentary Boundary Commissions in the UK. A copy of the current text of the legislation, incorporating all current amendments, is available from the legislation section of the Boundary Commission for Scotland website.[1]
The 1986 Act consolidated earlier legislation, namely the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 and the Acts of the same name of 1958 and 1979.[citation needed]
^"Boundary Commission for Scotland - Legislation". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013.
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