The Local Government Changes for England (Lord-Lieutenants and Sheriffs) Order 1997
S.I. 1997/1992 · Made 12 August 1997
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 12th August 1997
Laid before Parliament 20th August 1997
Coming into force 1st April 1998
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
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1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Local Government Changes for England (Lord-Lieutenants and Sheriffs) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.
2Lord-Lieutenants
In the Lieutenancies Act 1997f1, in paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (counties in England for the purposes of the Act), the following entries shall be inserted at the appropriate place in the Table in alphabetical order—
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Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ”f2;
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Cheshire Cheshire, Halton and Warrington ”f3;
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Devon Devon, Plymouth and Torbay ”f4;
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Essex Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock ”f5;
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Kent Kent and the Medway Towns ”f6;
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Lancashire Lancashire, Blackburn and Blackpool ”f7;
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Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire and Nottingham ”f8; and
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Shropshire Shropshire and The Wrekin ”f9.
3Sheriffs
In the Sheriffs Act 1887f1, in Schedule 2A (counties in England for the purposes of the Act), the following entries shall be inserted at the appropriate place in the Table in alphabetical order—
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Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ”;
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Cheshire Cheshire, Halton and Warrington ”;
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Devon Devon, Plymouth and Torbay ”;
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Essex Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock ”;
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Kent Kent and the Medway Towns ”;
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Lancashire Lancashire, Blackburn and Blackpool ”;
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Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire and Nottingham ”; and
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Shropshire Shropshire and The Wrekin ”.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
12th August 1997
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary provision in relation to orders already made under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 which effect structural and boundary changes in relation to local government areas in England.
Article 2 amends Schedule 1 to the Lieutenancies Act 1997 and article 3 amends Schedule 2A to the Sheriffs Act 1887. In each case, the Schedule identifies the areas which constitute counties in England for the purposes of the Act concerned.