uksi/2015/666 — The City of Birmingham (Scheme of Elections) (Amendment) Order 2015

2015 No. 666 Local Government, England The City of Birmingham (Scheme of Elections) (Amendment) Order 2015 Made 12th March 2015 Laid before Parliament 13th March 2015 Coming into force 16th April 2015 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 86(A1), (3), (4) and (7), 87(1) and (3) and 105(2) of the Local Government Act 2000 makes the following Order: Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the City of Birmingham (Scheme of Elections) (Amendment) Order 2015 and shall come into force on 16th April 2015. Amendment of the City of Birmingham (Scheme of Elections) Order 2015 2 1 The City of Birmingham (Scheme of Elections) Order 2015 is amended as follows. 2 In articles 2 and 3 for “2017” substitute “2018” in each place where it occurs. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Penny Mordaunt Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Communities and Local Government 12th March 2015 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) The City of Birmingham (Scheme of Elections) Order 2015 ( S.I.2015/43 ) provides a new scheme for the holding of the ordinary elections of councillors of all wards in the City of Birmingham from 2017. It also provides for the parish of New Frankley to have parish council elections in 2017. This Order amends the City of Birmingham (Scheme of Elections) Order 2015 so that the first elections will take place in 2018. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on business or the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.