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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-changes-for-england-valuation-tribunals-regulations-1997/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2954",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Changes for England (Valuation Tribunals) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-changes-for-england-valuation-tribunals-regulations-1997",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "TRIBUNAL MEMBERSHIP",
  "text": "1\n2\n3\n4\nName of tribunal\nArea of jurisdiction\nAppointing body or bodies\nNumbers\nThe name of the county\nEach of the following:\nCornwall, Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex and the Isle of Wight\nMerseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear and West Yorkshire\nThe council of the county\nThe councils of the districts in the county\nBedfordshire\nBedfordshire and Luton\nBedfordshire County Council\nLuton Borough Council\n2\n1\nBerkshire\nBerkshire\nBracknell Forest Borough Council\nNewbury District Council\nReading Borough Council\nSlough Borough Council\nWindsor and Maidenhead Borough Council\nWokingham District Council\n1\n2\n2\n2\n2\n1\nBirmingham\nThe City of Birmingham\nBirmingham City Council\nBuckinghamshire\nBuckinghamshire and Milton Keynes\nBuckinghamshire County Council\nMilton Keynes Borough Council\n3\n1\nCambridgeshire\nCambridgeshire and Peterborough\nCambridgeshire County Council\nPeterborough City Council\n3\n1\nCentral London\nThe City of London, the City of Westminster, the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple\nWestminster City Council and the Common Council\nCheshire\nCheshire, Halton and Warrington\nCheshire County Council\nHalton Borough Council\nWarrington Borough Council\n7\n1\n2\nCoventry and Solihull\nCoventry and Solihull\nCoventry City Council and Solihull Borough Council\nDerbyshire\nDerbyshire and Derby\nDerbyshire County Council\nDerby City Council\n7\n2\nDevon\nDevon, Plymouth and Torbay\nDevon County Council\nPlymouth City Council\nTorbay Borough Council\n5\n1\n1\nDorset\nDorset, Bournemouth and Poole\nDorset County Council\nBournemouth Borough Council\nPoole Borough Council\n6\n3\n2\nDurham\nDurham and Darlington\nDurham County Council\nDarlington Borough Council\n5\n1\nEast Sussex\nEast Sussex and Brighton and Hove\nEast Sussex County Council\nBrighton and Hove District Council\n2\n1\nEast Yorkshire\nThe East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston-upon-Hull, Selby and York\nNorth Yorkshire County Council\nEast Riding District Council\nKingston-upon-Hull City Council\nYork City Council\n1\n3\n2\n1\nEssex North\nBraintree, Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon, Tendring and Uttlesford\nEssex County Council\nEssex South\nBasildon, Brentwood, Castle Point, Epping Forest, Harlow, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock\nEssex County Council\nSouthend-on-Sea Borough Council\nThurrock Borough Council\n9\n4\n2\nHampshire North\nBasingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire, Hart, Rushmoor, Test Valley and Winchester\nHampshire County Council\nHampshire South\nEastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, New Forest, Portsmouth and Southampton\nHampshire County Council\nPortsmouth City Council\nSouthampton City Council\n5\n1\n1\nHerefordshire and Worcestershire\nHerefordshire and Worcestershire\nWorcestershire County Council\nCounty of Herefordshire District Council\n3\n1\nIsles of Scilly\nThe Isles of Scilly\nThe Council of the Isles of Scilly\nKent\nKent and the Medway Towns\nKent County Council\nThe Medway Towns District Council\n8\n1\nLancashire\nLancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool\nLancashire County Council\nBlackburn with Darwen Borough Council\nBlackpool Borough Council\n15\n2\n3\nLeicestershire\nLeicestershire, Leicester and Rutland\nLeicestershire County Council\nLeicester City Council\nRutland District Council\n14\n10\n1\nLincolnshire\nLincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire\nLincolnshire County Council\nNorth East Lincolnshire District Council\nNorth Lincolnshire District Council\n4\n1\n1\nLondon North East\nBarking and Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest\nThe councils of the boroughs in the area\nLondon North West\nBarnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow and Hillingdon\nThe councils of the boroughs in the area\nLondon South East\nBexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark\nThe councils of the boroughs in the area\nLondon South West\nHammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth\nThe councils of the boroughs in the area\nManchester North\nBolton, Bury, Oldham, Tameside, Rochdale and Wigan\nManchester South\nManchester, Salford, Stockport and Trafford\nThe councils of the districts in the area\nThe councils of the districts in the area\nNorth Yorkshire\nNorth Yorkshire other than Selby and York\nNorth Yorkshire County Council\nNottinghamshire\nNottinghamshire and Nottingham\nNottinghamshire County Council\nNottingham City Council\n2\n1\nSevernside\nBath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire\nThe councils of the districts in the area\nShropshire\nShropshire and The Wrekin\nShropshire County Council\nThe Wrekin District Council\n3\n1\nStaffordshire\nStaffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent\nStaffordshire County Council\nStoke-on-Trent City Council\n3\n1\nTeesside\nHartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees\nThe councils of the districts in the area\nWest Midlands West\nDudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton\nThe councils of the districts in the area\nWiltshire\nWiltshire and Swindon\nWiltshire County Council\nSwindon Borough Council\n5\n2",
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  "status": null,
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  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The district of Newbury is re-named the district of West Berkshire with effect from 1st April 1998."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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