# The Essex (Police Area and Authority) Order 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision consequential on the structural change effected by the Essex (Boroughs of Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and District of Tendring) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1875). That Order removed the Boroughs of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock from the County of Essex.
Article 2 of this Order makes transitional provision relating to the proceedings of the Essex police authority. Article 3 amends the description of the Essex police area in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996 to take account of the structural change.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1847/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/essex-police-area-and-authority-order-1997/note
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