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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/city-of-edinburgh-and-midlothian-districts-edinburgh-city-by-pass-boundaries-amendment-order-1992/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/526",
  "legislation_title": "The City of Edinburgh and Midlothian Districts (Edinburgh City By-pass) Boundaries Amendment Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/city-of-edinburgh-and-midlothian-districts-edinburgh-city-by-pass-boundaries-amendment-order-1992",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Consequential changes of electoral arrangements",
  "text": "(1) Area A described in Part I of the Schedule to this Order (being the area A transferred by article 4(1)(a) of this Order)—\n(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 36 (Braidburn/Fairmilehead) of Lothian Region and of ward 56 (Fairmilehead) of the City of Edinburgh District; and\n(b) shall form part of electoral division 41 (Loanhead) of Lothian Region and of ward 5 (Bilston/Roslin) of Midlothian District.\n(2) Area B described in Part I of the Schedule to this Order (being the area B transferred by article 4(1)(a) of this Order)—\n(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 37 (Alnwickhill/Kaimes) of Lothian Region and of ward 58 (Kaimes) of the City of Edinburgh District; and\n(b) shall form part of electoral division 41 (Loanhead) of Lothian Region and of ward 4 (Loanhead) of Midlothian District.\n(3) Area C described in Part I of the Schedule to this Order (being the area C transferred by article 4(1)(b) of this Order)—\n(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 37 (Alnwickhill/Kaimes) and electoral division 38 (Inch/Gilmerton) of Lothian Region and of ward 58 (Kaimes) and ward 60 (Gilmerton) of the City of Edinburgh District; and\n(b) shall form part of electoral division 41 (Loanhead) of Lothian Region and of ward 4 (Loanhead) of Midlothian District.\n(4) Area D described in Part I of the Schedule to this Order (being the area D transferred by article 4(1)(b) of this Order)—\n(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 38 (Inch/Gilmerton) of Lothian Region and of ward 60 (Gilmerton) of the City of Edinburgh District; and\n(b) shall form part of electoral division 43 (Dalkeith) of Lothian Region and of ward 10 (Dalkeith/Newton) of Midlothian District.\n(5) Area E described in Part II of the Schedule to this Order (being the area E transferred by article 4(2)(a) of this Order)—\n(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 43 (Dalkeith) of Lothian Region and of ward 10 (Dalkeith/Newton) of Midlothian District; and\n(b) shall form part of electoral division 38 (Inch/Gilmerton) of Lothian Region and of ward 60 (Gilmerton) of the City of Edinburgh District.\n(6) Area F described in Part II of the Schedule to this Order (being the area F transferred by article 4(2)(b) of this Order)—\n(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 41 (Loanhead) of Lothian Region and of ward 5 (Bilston/Roslin) of Midlothian District; and\n(b) shall form part of electoral division 36 (Braidburn/Fairmilehead) of Lothian Region and of ward 56 (Fairmilehead) of the City of Edinburgh District.\n(7) Each of the areas G and J described in Part II of the Schedule to this Order (being the areas G and J transferred by article 4(2)(a) of this Order)—\n(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 41 (Loanhead) of Lothian Region and of ward 4 (Loanhead) of Midlothian District; and\n(b) shall form part of electoral division 37 (Alnwickhill/Kaimes) of Lothian Region and of ward 58 (Kaimes) of the City of Edinburgh District.\n(8) Area H described in Part II of the Schedule to this Order (being the area H transferred by article 4(2)(a) of this Order)—\n(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 41 (Loanhead) of Lothian Region and of ward 4 (Loanhead) of Midlothian District; and\n(b) shall form part of electoral division 38 (Inch/Gilmerton) of Lothian Region and of ward 60 (Gilmerton) of the City of Edinburgh District.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The electoral divisions of Lothian Region were constituted by S.I. 1978/418, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The wards of the City of Edinburgh District were constituted by S.I. 1979/1291, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The wards of Midlothian District were constituted by S.I. 1979/1097, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}