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Article 2 Interpretation

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In this Order–

  • “Cheshire” means the county of Cheshire, and any reference to Halton is a reference to the Cheshire borough of that name;

  • “electoral division” means an electoral division of Cheshiref1;

  • “the map” means one of the 6 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Cheshire and Merseyside (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;

  • “Merseyside” means the metropolitan county of Merseyside, “Liverpool” means the city of Liverpool in that county, and “Sefton” means the metropolitan borough of Sefton in that county;

any reference to an area as unparished is a reference to that area not forming part of any parish; and

  • “ward” means a ward of the borough, city or metropolitan borough from or to which an area is transferredf2.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Every non-metropolitan county is divided into electoral divisions for the purposes of the election of county councillors (section 6(2)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972).

f2

Every district (whether metropolitan or non-metropolitan) is divided into wards for the purposes of the election of district councillors (sections 6(2)(b) and (c) of the Local Government Act 1972).