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Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
16th November 1973
Laid before Parliament
26th November 1973
Coming into Operation
17th December 1973
The Secretary of State for the Environment, upon consideration of proposals made to him by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England and in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by paragraph 2(1) of Part V of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:-
1. This order may be cited as the Local Government (Successor Parishes) (No. 2) Order 1973 and shall come into operation on 17th December 1973.
2. The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
3. There shall be constituted the parishes named in column (1) of the Schedule to this order, the boundaries of which are coterminous with the boundaries of the existing urban districts or boroughs respectively specified in respect of such parishes in column (2).
4. In relation to the parishes named in the said column (1), 17th December 1973 is hereby specified as the date for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2) (aldermen and councillors of boroughs or councillors of urban districts to be parish councillors) and (5) (cessation of provision suspending elections, and filling of casual vacancies) of paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government Act 1972.
Geoffrey Rippon
Secretary of State for the Environment
16th November 1973
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Parishes | Existing urban districts or boroughs |
| County of Cambridgeshire | |
| Wisbech | The borough of Wisbech |
| County of Cheshire | |
| Winsford | The urban district of Winsford |
| County of Cornwall | |
| Falmouth | The borough of Falmouth |
| Truro | The city of Truro |
| County of Cumbria | |
| Kendal | The borough of Kendal |
| County of Devon | |
| Barnstable | The borough of Barnstable |
| Bideford | The borough of Bideford |
| Tiverton | The borough of Tiverton |
| Newton Abbot | The urban district of Newton Abbot |
| County of Greater Manchester | |
| Horwich | The urban district of Horwich |
| Saddleworth | The urban district of Saddleworth |
| County of Hertfordshire | |
| Bishop's Stortford | The urban district of Bishop's Stortford |
| Harpenden | The urban district of Harpenden |
| County of Lancashire | |
| Clitheroe | The borough of Clitheroe |
| County of North Yorkshire | |
| Skipton | The urban district of Skipton |
| County of Staffordshire | |
| Kidsgrove | The urban district of Kidsgrove |
| County of Suffolk | |
| Felixstowe | The urban district of Felixstowe |
| County of Tyne and Wear | |
| Hetton | The urban district of Hetton |
| County of West Sussex | |
| Chichester | The city of Chichester |
| County of West Yorkshire | |
| Denby Dale | The urban district of Denby Dale |
| Featherstone | The urban district of Featherstone |
| Holmfirth | The urban district of Holmfirth |
| Ilkley | The urban district of Ilkley |
| Kirkburton | The urban district of Kirkburton |
| Meltham | The urban district of Meltham |
| Normanton | The urban district of Normanton |
| County of Wiltshire | |
| Trowbridge | The urban district of Trowbridge |
Part V of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1972 makes provision for the constitution of parishes for areas of existing boroughs and urban districts in England. A number of parishes were constituted by the Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973 (S.I. 1973/1110). This Order gives effect to further proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. It also specifies a date for certain electoral provisions of the 1972 Act (see Article 4).
