Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “Cheshire” means the county of Cheshire;

• “district” includes a borough and a metropolitan borough;

• “electoral division” means an electoral division of the county to which an area is transferred by this order; any reference to Halton or to Warrington is a reference to the Cheshire district of that name;

• “Lancashire” means the county of Lancashire, except in the expression “West Lancashire”, where it means the district of that name in that county;

• “the map” means one of the 5 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County 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, and any reference to St.Helens is a reference to the district of that name 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 district from or to which an area is transferred.