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

Statutory Instruments

1988 No. 49 (S. 7)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

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

Made

15th January 1988

Laid before Parliament

25th January 1988

Coming into force

15th February 1988

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 17(2) of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order to give effect to the proposals of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland as submitted to him:

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

Articles 2, 4 and 5

SCHEDULE

The area bounded by a line commencing on the district boundary at a point grid reference NT42006346, thence northeastwards by field boundary fence and wall, thence generally southeastwards along that wall to rejoin the existing district boundary at a point grid reference NT42926299, thence generally southwestwards, northwestwards and thereafter northeastwards along that district boundary to the point of commencement.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers an area of approximately 300 acres at Marldene from East Lothian District to Midlothian District and makes consequential changes to electoral arrangements.

The map annexed to and forming part of this note gives a general guide to the area affected by this Order as from 15th February 1988.

Copies of the detailed boundary map defined in article 2 of this Order may be inspected at the offices of any of the local authorities referred to in this Order, and may be inspected at or purchased from the Scottish Development Department’s Map Library, New St. Andrew’s House, St. James Centre, Edinburgh, EH1 3SZ.

(1)

1973 c. 65

(2)

S.I. 1977/8

(3)

The electoral divisions of Lothian Region were constituted by S.I. 1978/418, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(4)

The wards of East Lothian District were constituted by S.I. 1979/1402, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.