Lieutenancies Act 1997

Section 1(4).

SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S Counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies in Great Britain

Preliminary E+W+S

1 The provisions of this Schedule identify the areas which constitute counties in England, counties in Wales or areas in Scotland for the purposes of the lieutenancies in Great Britain. E+W+S

Counties in England E+W+S

2 The counties in England for the purposes of this Act are— E+W+S

(a) Greater London (excluding the City of London);

(b) the areas which are to be regarded as counties for those purposes by virtue of paragraph 3; and

(c) any other areas in England which are counties for the purposes of the M1 Local Government Act 1972.

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Marginal Citations

M1 1972. c. 70.

3 The local government areas (or parts of local government areas) described in each entry in the second column of the following Table shall be regarded for the purposes of this Act as one county to be known by the name specified in the first column. E+W+S

Table

County for the purposes of this Act	Local government areas
Bedfordshire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Buckinghamshire	Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes
[F1 Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough]
[F1 Cheshire	Cheshire, Halton and Warrington]
Derbyshire	Derbyshire and Derby
[F1 Devon	Devon, Plymouth and Torbay]
Dorset	Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole
Durham	Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool and so much of Stockton-on-Tees as lies north of the line for the time being of the centre of the River Tees
The East Riding of Yorkshire	The East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston upon Hull (City of)
East Sussex	East Sussex and Brighton and Hove
[F1 Essex	Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock]
Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire
Hampshire	Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton
[F1 Kent	Kent and the Medway Towns]
[F1 Lancashire	Lancashire, Blackburn and Blackpool]
Leicestershire	Leicestershire and Leicester
Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire
North Yorkshire	North Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, York and so much of Stockton-on-Tees as lies south of the line for the time being of the centre of the River Tees
[F1 Nottinghamshire	Nottinghamshire and Nottingham]
[F1 Shropshire	Shropshire and The Wrekin]
Somerset	Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset.
Staffordshire	Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Wiltshire	Wiltshire and Thamesdown.

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 Entries in Sch. 1 para. 3 inserted (E.W.) (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1997/1992, reg. 2

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 Entries in Sch. 1 para. 3 inserted (E.W.) (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1997/1992, reg. 2

4 The City of London shall be treated as a county for the purposes of sections 5 and 6. E+W+S

5 The Isles of Scilly shall be treated as part of the county of Cornwall for the purposes of this Act. E+W+S

Counties in Wales E+W+S

6 The counties in Wales for the purposes of this Act are the preserved counties, that is to say, the counties in Wales as they stood immediately before the passing of the M2 Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (but subject to any redrawing of their boundaries by or under that Act or the M3 Local Government Act 1972). E+W+S

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Marginal Citations

M2 1994 c. 19.

M3 1972 c. 70.

Areas in Scotland E+W+S

7 The areas in Scotland for the purposes of this Act are— E+W+S

(a) the cities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow; and

(b) the areas specified in an Order in Council under paragraph 8.

8 Her Majesty may by Order in Council divide Scotland (apart from the cities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow) into such areas for the purposes of this Act as She thinks fit. E+W+S

9 Any deputy lieutenant who, immediately before the date on which an Order in Council under paragraph 8 is made, holds office for an area affected by the Order shall (without prejudice to any power of removal or directing removal from any office) continue to hold office on and after that date as deputy lieutenant for the area in which he resides or for such other area as may be specified in the Order. E+W+S