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The Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/2678 · Made 14 October 2004

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 14th October 2004

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Electoral Commissionf1, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 17f2 and 26f3 of the Local Government Act 1992, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), so far as they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962).

f2

1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.

f3

This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the 1999 Order
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004.

(2)

This Order shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made.

2Amendment to the 1999 Order

(1)

The Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999f1 shall be amended as follows:

(2)

The entry for the area of the borough ward of Milton Ford in column (2) of the Schedule shall be replaced by the words “The parishes of Bradstone, Coryton, Dunterton, Kelly, Lewtrenchard, Marystow and Milton Abbot”.

Signature

Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 14th day of October 2004

L.S.

Sam Younger

Chairman of the Commission

14th October 2004

Jacqui Dixon

Secretary to the Commission

14th October 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 to give full effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the Borough of West Devon.

That Order was made by the Secretary of State. The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992, so far as they relate to electoral changes, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) with effect from 1st April 2002.