Royal Warrant - Electoral Commissioner [2021-03-10]

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, To Our Trusty and Well-beloved Alexander Gerard Attwood,

WHEREAS by section 1 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, as amended by section 6 of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009, it is provided that there shall be a body corporate known as the Electoral Commission, or in Welsh, Comisiwn Etholiadl, and that the Commission shall consist of members to be known as Electoral Commissioners, and that there shall be nine or ten Electoral Commissioners appointed by Us;

AND WHEREAS section 3 of the said Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act provides that Our powers of appointment under section 1 shall be exercisable on an Address from the House of Commons and that such an Address has been duly presented to Us;

AND WHEREAS Alexander Gerard Attwood is not ineligible for appointment as an Electoral Commissioner by virtue of any of the provisions of the said Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act;

AND WHEREAS paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the said Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act provides that a person appointed as an Electoral Commissioner shall cease to hold office on the occurrence of any of the events specified in sub-paragraph (3)(a) to (d) of that paragraph (or, in the case of nominated Commissioners, the events specified in sub-paragraph (3)(a) to (ca) of that paragraph), may be removed from office by Us in pursuance of an Address from the House of Commons or may be relieved of that office by Us at the person’s own request; and subject to the above provisions, persons shall hold office as an Electoral Commissioner for the period for which they are appointed (not exceeding ten years) and otherwise in accordance with the terms of their appointment;