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The Local Government Changes For England (Designation of Authorities) Order 1995

S.I. 1995/2894 · Made 9 November 1995

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 9th November 1995

Laid before Parliament 10th November 1995

Coming into force 1st December 1995

The Secretary of State for the Environment, 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:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 19.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Designated authorities: transfer of property etc.
  3. 3Designated authorities: finance
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Changes for England (Designation of Authorities) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st December 1995.

2Designated authorities: transfer of property etc.

In relation to a local authority named in column (1) of the following Table which is to be wound up and dissolved on 1st April 1996f1 the corresponding local authority named in column (2) of the Table is specified as the designated authority for the purposes of regulation 6(8) and Part III of the Local Government Changes for England (Property Transfer and Transitional Payments) Regulations 1995f2—

TABLE

(1)(2)
Abolished authorityDesignated authority
Avon County CounciBristol City Council
Cleveland County CouncilMiddlesbrough Borough Council
Humberside County CouncilEast Riding of Yorkshire District Council
Boothferry Borough CouncilEast Riding of Yorkshire District Council

3Designated authorities: finance

In the Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995, for article 15 (designated authority) substitute—

  • “The council of the district of the East Riding of Yorkshire is specified as the designated authority in relation to the County Council and the Boothferry Borough Council for the purposes of the Local Government Changes for England (Finance) Regulations 1994f1.”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment

David Curry

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment

9th November 1995

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 specifies, as respects authorities abolished by orders already made under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992, the authorities which are to be designated authorities for the purposes of provisions of the Local Government Changes for England (Property Transfer and Transitional Payments) Regulations 1995.

Article 3 substitutes a new article 15 in the Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995 which specifies the East Riding of Yorkshire District Council as the designated authority in relation to both the Humberside County Council and the Boothferry Borough Council for the purposes of certain finance functions.