Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Sheriffdoms (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

(2)

In this Order—

“local authority area” means the area of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994^f1;
“ward” means an electoral ward specified by the Secretary of State in a direction made under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 for the purposes of the elections held under section 5(2) of that Act.

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