# The Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973

S.I. 1973/137 · made 31 January 1973

This Order provides names for the metropolitan districts in England.

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## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 31st January 1973
Coming into Operation 1st April 1973
The Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1(3) of the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:—

## 1 Title and commencement

This order may be cited as the Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1973.

## 2 Interpretation

(1) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
(2) In this order “identification letter” in relation to any metropolitan district in a metropolitan county named in column (1) of the Schedule to this order means the letter by which such district is identified in column (2) of Part I of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1972.

## 3 Names of metropolitan districts

In the metropolitan counties named in column (1) of the Schedule to this order each metropolitan district identified by its identification letter in column (2) shall bear the name specified in respect of the district in column (3).

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.
C. J. Pearce
An Under Secretary in the Department of the Environment
31st January 1973

## 

(1)
(2)
(3)
Name of county
Identification letter of district
Name of district
Greater Manchester
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(j)
(k)
Wigan
Bolton
Bury
Rochdale
Salford
Manchester
Oldham
Trafford
Stockport
Tameside
Merseyside
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Sefton
Liverpool
St. Helens
Knowsley
Wirral
South Yorkshire
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Barnsley
Doncaster
Sheffield
Rotherham
Tyne and Wear
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Newcastle upon Tyne
North Tyneside
Gateshead
South Tyneside
Sunderland
West Midlands
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
Wolverhampton
Walsall
Dudley
Sandwell
Birmingham
Solihull
Coventry
West Yorkshire
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Bradford
Leeds
Calderdale
Kirklees
Wakefield

## Explanatory note

This Order provides names for the metropolitan districts in England.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/metropolitan-districts-names-order-1973
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