# The Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County Boundaries) Order 1991

S.I. 1991/2464 · made 28 October 1991

This Order transfers a number of small areas between the county of Derbyshire and the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, affecting the boundaries of the Derbyshire borough of High Peak and of the metropolitan borough of Tameside. Consequential changes to parishes, unparished areas, local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts are made.

Made under: Local Government Act 1972 (Section 51, Section 67)

## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
Made 28th October 1991
Laid before Parliament 4th November 1991
Coming into force for
the purposes referred to in article 1(2) 25th November 1991
for all other purposes 1st April 1992
The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 51(2) and 67(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order which gives effect to proposals submitted to him under sections 47, 48(1) and 51(1) of that Act, more than six weeks before the making of this Order, by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England:

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County Boundaries) Order 1991.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 25th November 1991 for any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976.
(3) For all other purposes, this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1992.

## 2 Interpretation

In this Order–
“Derbyshire” means the county of Derbyshire, and “electoral division” means an electoral division of that county;
“Greater Manchester” means the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester;
“High Peak” means the borough of High Peak;
“the map” means the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Map of the Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County Boundaries) Order 1991”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;
“Tameside” means the metropolitan borough of Tameside; and
“ward” means a ward of the borough to which an area is transferred, except in the expression “parish ward”, where it means a ward of the parish to which an area is transferred.

## 3 Transfers from Derbyshire to Greater Manchester

Each area which is marked on the map as shown in column 1 of the following Table shall be transferred from Derbyshire, from High Peak, and from the parish (if any) named in column 2 to–
(a) Greater Manchester;
(b) Tameside;
(c) the ward mentioned in column 3;
(d) the South Tameside petty sessional division and the Greater Manchester South coroner’s district.
Where a parish is named in column 2, the relevant area shall cease to form part of any parish, and where the word “unparished” appears in that column, the area shall continue to be unparished.
Area(s) marked–
Transferred from–
To the following ward of Tameside–
B9 and B10
Parish of Charlesworth
Longdendale
Table B11 and B12
Parish of Chisworth
Longdendale
B1
Parish of Tintwistle
Stalybridge South
B2, B3 and B4
Parish of Tintwistle
Longdendale
B5, B6, B7 and B8
Unparished
Longdendale

## 4 Transfers from Greater Manchester to Derbyshire

Each area which is marked on the map as shown in column 1 of the following Table shall be transferred from Greater Manchester and from Tameside to–
(a) Derbyshire;
(b) High Peak;
(c) the parish and parish ward (if any) mentioned in column 2;
(d) the ward and electoral division so mentioned;
(e) the Glossop petty sessional division and the High Peak coroner’s district.
Where the word “unparished” appears in column 2, the relevant area shall continue to be unparished.
1
2
Area(s) marked–
Transferred to–
C5, C6, C7 and C8 of
Parish of Charlesworth
St Johns ward
Glossop South electoral division
C9, C10 and C11
Parish of Chisworth
St Johns ward
Glossop South electoral division
C1, C2, C3 and C4
Parish of Tintwistle
Tintwistle parish ward
Tintwistle ward
Glossop West electoral division
B16
Unparished
Gamesley ward
Glossop South electoral division
B14 and B15
Unparished
St Andrews ward
Glossop West electoral division
B13
Unparished
St Charles ward
Glossop West electoral division

## 5 Town and country planning

(1) In this article, “provision” means a provision of a development plan (as defined in section 336 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990).
(2) Any provision applying to an area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply to that area, notwithstanding the transfer, until replaced by a provision which so applies, and which is expressed to supersede the preserved provision.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Robert Key
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
28th October 1991

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order transfers a number of small areas between the county of Derbyshire and the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, affecting the boundaries of the Derbyshire borough of High Peak and of the metropolitan borough of Tameside. Consequential changes to parishes, unparished areas, local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts are made.
The map forming part of this note (page 5) gives a general guide to the areas affected. Prints of the detailed map (described in article 2) may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the High Peak Borough Council, the offices of the Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, and additionally at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.
In approximate terms, the parts of Derbyshire transferred to Greater Manchester have a total area of 7.4 hectares, and no inhabitants, and the parts of Greater Manchester transferred to Derbyshire have a total area of 18.01 hectares and a population of 2.
The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.

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