
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Representation of the People) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st March 1997.
2 

(1) Section 6(2A) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (b), after “non-metropolitan county in England” there is inserted “for which there is a county council”.
(3) After that paragraph there is inserted—“
(bb) both addresses are in the same parliamentary constituency in a non-metropolitan county in England for which there is no county council and, if either address is in a parish, both are in the same parish,”.
3 

(1) Section 9(5) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (b), after “non-metropolitan county in England” there is inserted “for which there is a county council”.
(3) After that paragraph there is inserted—“
(bb) both addresses are in the same parliamentary constituency in a non-metropolitan county in England for which there is no county council and, if either address is in a parish, both are in the same parish,”.
Tom Sackville
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
23rd January 1997