§ Where any Order made under this Act determining or altering the boundaries of electoral divisions in a county or of wards in a burgh, or dividing a burgh into wards or where a scheme providing for the election of district councillors for wards of electoral divisions involves an alteration of the area of any registration unit within the meaning of the Representation of the People Acts the Secretary of State may by Order make such provision as may be necessary with regard the register of electors to be used at any election of county, town, or district councillors for any electoral division or ward affected by such alteration in the area of the registration unit.—[Sir J. Gilmour.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Sir J. GILMOURI beg to move, "That the Clause be read a Second time." 243 This Clause is really consequential upon the new Clause which has just been added to the Bill. It is clear that the register on which the elections will take place will be already made up, and it will be necessary, in view of the alteration to some of these districts, that powers should be given for altering the registers upon which those elections will take place.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Clause read a Second time, and added to the Bill.