Article 2 Interpretation
In this Order—
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“district” includes a metropolitan borough and a city;
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“Durham” means the county of Durham, “Durham City” means the city of Durham in that county, and any reference to Chester-le-Street or to Easington is a reference to the Durham district of that name;
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“electoral division” means an electoral division of Durhamf1;
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“the map” means one or more of the 14 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;
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“Tyne and Wear” means the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, and any reference to Gateshead, to North Tyneside, to South Tyneside or to Sunderland is a reference to the Tyne and Wear district of that name;
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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 district 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 (section 6(2)(b) and (c) of the Local Government Act 1972).