art 1 Citation and commencement
(1) This Order may be cited as the Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. (2) This Order, with the exception of articles 5, 6, 7 and 8, comes into force— (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the elections of councillors for district wards, on the day after that on which it is made; (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2012. (3) Article 5 comes into force— (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the elections of councillors for the parish of Blunsdon St Andrew, on 15th October 2013; (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2014. (4) Articles 6, 7 and 8 come into force— (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the elections of councillors for the parishes of Chiseldon, Haydon Wick and Stratton St Margaret, on 15th October 2014; (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2015.