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The Hamilton and East Kilbride Districts (Spectacle E'e Falls, Sandford) Boundaries Amendment Order 1987

S.I. 1987/334 · Made 27 February 1987

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

Made 27th February 1987

Laid before Parliament 11th March 1987

Coming into force 1st April 1987

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 17(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973f1 to give effect to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland under section 14(2) of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1973 c. 65.

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Application of regulations
  4. 4Area change
  5. 5Consequential changes of electoral arrangements
  6. Signature
  7. Schedule Schedule
  8. Explanatory note

1Title and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Hamilton and East Kilbride Districts (Spectacle E'e Falls, Sandford) Boundaries Amendment Order 1987, and shall come into force on 1st April 1987.

2Interpretation

In the Schedule to this Order any reference to a boundary of a district is a reference to a boundary existing immediately before the commencement of this Order.

3Application of regulations

The Local Government Area Changes (Scotland) Regulations 1977f1 shall apply for the purpose of this Order to such extent as may be required to implement the area changes effected by article 4 of this Order.

4Area change

Part of Hamilton District containing Spectacle E'e Falls at Sandford, being the area described in the Schedule to this Order and shown delineated and hatched on the map annexed and signed as relative to this Order, shall be transferred to East Kilbride District.

5Consequential changes of electoral arrangements

The area described in the Schedule to this Order (being the area transferred by article 4 of this Order) -

(a)

shall cease to form part of Electoral Division 65 (Larkhall and Stonehouse) of Strathclyde Regionf1 and of District Ward 15 (Stonehouse) of Hamilton Districtf2; and

(b)

shall form part of Electoral Division 69 (Murray/Avondale) of Strathclyde Region and of District Ward 14 (Avondale South) of East Kilbride Districtf3.

Signature

Michael Ancram

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,Scottish Office

New St. Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

27th February 1987

The area bounded by a line commencing at Grid Reference NS 7144/4357 on the district boundary and, following field boundaries, running eastward, thence generally southeastward, thence eastward again and thence southeastward again to a point on the district boundary at Grid Reference NS 7165/4341; thence, along the district boundary where it follows the Kype Water, generally westward and thereafter generally northwestward to the point of commencement.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers an area of approximately 1.80 acres at Spectacle E'e Falls, Sandford from Hamilton District to East Kilbride District. The Order also makes consequential changes of electoral arrangements.

The area transferred is shown on the map which forms part of this note.

Copies of the map referred to in article 4 of this Order may be inspected at the offices of any of the local authorities referred to in this Order.