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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers areas between the district of Blaby and the City of Leicester, and transfers an area from the borough of Oadby and Wigston to the district of Blaby. Consequential changes to parishes and to local government electoral areas are made.

The map forming part of this note (page 4) gives a general guide to the areas affected. Prints of the detailed boundary maps (described in article 2) may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the borough, City and district councils and at the office of the Secretary of State for the Environment, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

The areas transferred have approximately the area, population and rateable value shown below —

Transferred fromToArea (hectares)PopulationRateable Value
BlabyLeicester3155£7,485
LeicesterBlaby2309£13,984
Oadby and WigstonBlaby17NilNil

The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 (S.I. 1976/246, amended by S.I. 1978/247) contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.