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The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) (No. 2) Order 1997

S.I. 1997/2618 · Made 30 October 1997

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 30th October 1997

Coming into force 20th November 1997

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 30th day of October 1997

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 247 of the Local Government Act 1972f1, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1972 c. 70.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) (No. 2) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 20th November 1997.

2

The armorial bearings which, immediately before 1st April 1974, were lawfully borne and used by the council named in column (1) of the following Table may be borne and used by the corresponding council named in column (2) of the Table, provided they have first been exemplified according to the laws of arms and recorded in the College of Arms—

TABLE

(1)(2)
Exmouth Urban District CouncilExmouth Town Council
Herefordshire County CouncilCounty of Herefordshire District Council
Malvern Urban District CouncilMalvern Town Council
Rayleigh Urban District CouncilRayleigh Town Council
Worcestershire County CouncilWorcestershire County Councilf1

Signature

N. H. Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order authorises each council specified in column (2) of the Table in article 2 to bear and use the armorial bearings formerly borne and used by the corresponding council specified in column (1) of the Table.