OpenLegislation

Change of District Name (Derry and Strabane) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016/9 · Made 18 January 2016

Original text. legislation.gov.uk does not revise statutory instruments, so later amendments are not shown here. Changes made to it are listed under each provision when known.

Local Government

Made 18th January 2016

Coming into operation 24th February 2016

The Department of the Environment makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51(1) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972f1, and now vested in itf2.

In accordance with that section 51(1), the Department of the Environment has received an application from Derry and Strabane City Council to change the name of the district of the council from Derry and Strabane to Derry City and Strabane.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1972 c. 9 (N.I.)

f2

S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 504 Art. 7(1); S.I. 1976/424 (N.I. 6)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Change of district name
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Change of District Name (Derry and Strabane) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 24th February 2016

2Change of district name

The name of the district of Derry and Strabane shall be changed to Derry City and Strabane.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 18th January 2016.

(L.S.)

Nichola Creagh

A senior officer of the Department of the Environment

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This Order changes the name of the local government district of Derry and Strabane identified in Article 2(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 to Derry City and Strabane.