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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 353

Local Government

The East Dunbartonshire Council Area and Glasgow City Council Area (Princes Gate and Greenacres by Robroyston) Boundaries Alteration Order 2010

Made

6th October 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

8th October 2010

Coming into force

1st April 2011

The Scottish Ministers make this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

This Order gives effect without modification to proposals made to the Scottish Ministers by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland on 18th March 2010.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the East Dunbartonshire Council Area and Glasgow City Council Area (Princes Gate and Greenacres by Robroyston) Boundaries Alteration Order 2010 and comes into force on 1st April 2011.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the 1977 Regulations” means the Local Government Area Changes (Scotland) Regulations 1977(2));

“boundary map” means the map recorded by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland on the DVD-ROM—

(a)

entitled “the East Dunbartonshire Council Area and Glasgow City Council Area (Princes Gate and Greenacres by Robroyston) Boundaries Amendment 2010 Map”; and

(b)

certified and deposited with the local authorities affected and elsewhere in accordance with regulation 3 of the 1977 Regulations;

“transfer area 1” means those areas of the Glasgow City Council Area, being the Area E1 and Area E2 described in Part I of the Schedule to this Order and delineated, hatched and marked “E1” and “E2” on the boundary map; and

“transfer area 2” means those areas of the East Dunbartonshire Council Area, being the Area G1, Area G2 and Area G3 described in Part II of the Schedule to this Order and delineated, hatched and marked “G1”, “G2” and “G3” on the boundary map.

(2) References to administrative boundaries in the Schedule to this Order are references to the boundaries existing immediately before the commencement of this Order.

Application of the 1977 Regulations

3.  The provisions of the 1977 Regulations apply in relation to the area changes effected by this Order except in so far as they can have no application in relation to those changes.

Area changes

4.—(1) Transfer area 1 is transferred to the area of East Dunbartonshire Council.

(2) Transfer area 2 is transferred to the area of Glasgow City Council.

Consequential changes of electoral arrangements

5.—(1) Transfer area 1—

(a)ceases to form part of electoral ward 21 (North East) of the area of Glasgow City Council(3); and

(b)forms part of electoral ward 6 (Bishopbriggs South) of the area of East Dunbartonshire Council(4).

(2) Transfer area 2—

(a)ceases to form part of electoral ward 6 (Bishopbriggs South) of the area of East Dunbartonshire Council; and

(b)forms part of electoral ward 21 (North East) of the area of Glasgow City Council.

JIM MATHER

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

6th October 2010

Article 2

SCHEDULE

PART I

Area E1

The area bounded by the line commencing where the administrative boundary meets the northern curtilage of 21 Waterhaughs Grove at grid reference NS 6261 6940, continuing along the northern curtilages of the properties in Waterhaughs Grove, Waterhaughs Gardens and Brookfield Road until reaching the administrative boundary at the northern curtilage of 9 Brookfield Road, and then following the administrative boundary generally westwards to the point of commencement.

Area E2

The area bounded by the line commencing on the administrative boundary on the eastern curtilage of Brookfield Road at grid reference NS 6274 6946, continuing generally north-eastwards along the northern curtilage of Brookfield Road, the northern curtilage of the roundabout at the junction of Brookfield Road, Brookfield Avenue and Brookfield Drive, and the northern curtilage of Brookfield Drive until reaching the southern tip of the bounding fence between 2 Wallace Drive and 44 Brookfield Drive; then following the northern bounding fences of 44 Brookfield Drive and 3 Streamfield Lea until reaching the western curtilage of Streamfield Lea, northwards along that curtilage for a few metres then across the carriageway to the bounding fence between 6 and 8 Streamfield Lea, then following the rear fences of the properties on the northern side of Tarn Grove, until reaching the western curtilage of the unnamed road to the east of Princes Gate; then northwards along the curtilage until meeting the administrative boundary, and then following the administrative boundary generally westwards to the point of commencement.

PART II

Area G1

The area bounded by the line commencing on the administrative boundary on the western edge of Hillhead Road at grid reference NS 6253 6940, continuing generally eastwards along the northern curtilage of the supermarket on Hillhead Road, then south-eastwards along its eastern curtilage to rejoin the administrative boundary, and then following the administrative boundary southwards, westwards, then northwards to the point of commencement.

Area G2

The area bounded by the line commencing where the administrative boundary intersects the northern curtilage of 9 Brookfield Road at grid reference NS 6273 6946, continuing north-eastwards along the curtilage of 9 Brookfield Road until reaching the western curtilage of Brookfield Road, then north-westwards and eastwards around the northern curtilage of Brookfield Road to rejoin the administrative boundary on the eastern edge of Brookfield Road, and then following the administrative boundary westwards to the point of commencement.

Area G3

The area bounded by the line commencing on the administrative boundary at the western curtilage of the unnamed road lying to the east of Princes Gate at grid reference NS 6310 6957, continuing northwards along the western curtilage of the road until reaching the southern edge of Auchinairn roundabout; then across the carriageway and generally north-eastwards along the southern curtilage of Auchinairn Road until meeting the administrative boundary at the junction of Auchinairn Road and Robroyston Road, and then following the administrative boundary southwards and westwards to the point of commencement.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland conducted a review of a local government boundary, which was undertaken in compliance with the Ministerial Direction made under section 15(3) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (“the 1973 Act”), and the Scottish Ministers received its report on 18th March 2010. The report made proposals for the transfer of certain areas between East Dunbartonshire Council and Glasgow City Council, and also made proposals for changes in electoral arrangements consequential to that change in local government areas. This Order gives effect to that report, as submitted to the Scottish Ministers.

This Order transfers two areas described as Area E1 and Area E2 in the Schedule from Glasgow City Council to East Dunbartonshire Council (article 4(1)) on 1st April 2011. It also transfers three areas described as Area G1, Area G2 and Area G3 from East Dunbartonshire Council to Glasgow City Council (article 4(2)) on the same date and makes consequential changes to electoral arrangements (article 5).

The boundary map delineating the boundaries amended by this Order is stored on DVD-ROM and certified copies are issued by the Local Government Boundary Commission in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Government Area Changes (Scotland) Regulations 1977. The copies are sealed and signed by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the 1973 Act. Copies of the DVD-ROM are available for inspection by the public from the local authorities concerned.

The following map gives a general guide to the areas affected by this Order.

(1)

1973 c.65. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(3)

The electoral wards of Glasgow City Council were constituted by S.S.I. 2006/546 and amended by S.S.I. 2009/368.

(4)

The electoral wards of East Dunbartonshire Council were constituted by S.S.I. 2006/374.