The East Lothian and Midlothian Districts (Marldene) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988

Title and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the East Lothian and Midlothian Districts (Marldene) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988, and shall come into force on 15th February 1988.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the 1977 Regulations” means the Local Government Area Changes (Scotland) Regulations 1977((1)); and

“boundary map” means the map prepared by the Scottish Office, marked “The East Lothian and Midlothian Districts (Marldene) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988 Map” and deposited in accordance with regulation 3 of the 1977 Regulations; and, in the Schedule to this Order, any reference to a boundary of a district is a reference to a boundary existing immediately before the commencement of this Order.

Application of Regulations

3.  Save insofar as they can have no application in relation to the area change effected by this Order, the provisions of the 1977 Regulations shall apply in relation thereto for the purposes of, or in consequence of, this Order.

Area change

4.  Part of East Lothian District containing an area of ground at Marldene, being the area described in the Schedule to this Order and shown delineated and hatched on the boundary map, shall be transferred to Midlothian District.

Consequential changes of electoral arrangements

5.  The area described in the Schedule to this Order (being the area transferred by article 4 of this Order)—

(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 48 (Garleton) of Lothian Region((2)) and of ward 13 (Lammermuir) of East Lothian District((3)); and

(b) shall form part of electoral division 44 (Mayfield/Gorebridge) of Lothian Region and of ward 15 (Pathhead) of Midlothian District((4)).

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

New St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

15th January 1988