Article 2 Interpretation
In this Order–
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“Cheshire” means the county of Cheshire, and any reference to Halton is a reference to the Cheshire borough of that name;
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“electoral division” means an electoral division of Cheshiref1;
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“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;
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“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
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“ward” means a ward of the borough, city or metropolitan borough from or to which an area is transferredf2.
Annotations
Footnotes
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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).
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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).