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Change of District Name (Lisburn Borough) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002

S.R. 2002/231 · Made 27 June 2002

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Made 27th June 2002

Coming into Force 8th August 2002

The Department of the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51(1) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972f1 and now vested in itf2 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, having received an application from the Lisburn Borough Council to change the name of the district of the council from Lisburn Borough to Lisburn City hereby makes the following Order:—

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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 (Lisburn Borough) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th August 2002.

2Change of district name

The name of the district of Lisburn Borough shall be changed to Lisburn City.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 27th June 2002.

L.S.

Dermot Nesbitt

Minister of the Environment

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order changes the name of the local government district of Lisburn Borough established under Article 2(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992 to Lisburn City from 8th August 2002.