# Change of District Name (North Down and Ards) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016, Introduction: Introductory text


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) 1972 and now vested in it.
In accordance with that section 51(1), the Department of the Environment has received an application from North Down and Ards Borough Council to change the name of the district of the council from North Down and Ards to Ards and North Down.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/10/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/change-of-district-name-north-down-and-ards-order-northern-ireland-2016/introduction
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