# The Local Government Changes for England (Lord-Lieutenants and Sheriffs) Order 1997, Article 3: Sheriffs


(1) In the Sheriffs Act 1887, 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—
“
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
”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1992/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-changes-for-england-lord-lieutenants-and-sheriffs-order-1997/article-3
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