# The West Mercia (Police Area and Authority) Order 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision consequential on the structural changes effected by the Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1867) and the Shropshire (District of The Wrekin) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1866). The first-mentioned Order abolished the existing county of Hereford and Worcester and replaced it with a new county of Herefordshire (without a county council) and a new county of Worcestershire (with a county council). The second-mentioned Order removed the District of The Wrekin from the County of Shropshire.
Article 2 of this Order makes transitional provision relating to the proceedings of the West Mercia police authority. Article 3 amends the description of the West Mercia police area in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996 to take account of the structural changes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1844/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/west-mercia-police-area-and-authority-order-1997/note
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