The City of Glasgow and East Kilbride Districts (Mid Lettrick Farm) Boundaries Amendment Order 1989

Statutory Instruments

1989 No. 223 (S. 22)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

The City of Glasgow and East Kilbride Districts (Mid Lettrick Farm) Boundaries Amendment Order 1989

Made

16th February 1989

Laid before Parliament

28th February 1989

Coming into force

1st April 1989

Whereas under section 17(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973( (1)) the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland on 15th March 1988 submitted to the Secretary of State a report on a review conducted under section 14(2) of that Act in which they made proposals for the transfer of a certain area from East Kilbride District to the City of Glasgow District and in which they also made proposals for changes in electoral arrangements consequential on that change in local government areas;

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 City of Glasgow and East Kilbride Districts (Mid Lettrick Farm) Boundaries Amendment Order 1989, and shall come into force on 1st April 1989.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

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

“boundary map” means the map prepared by the Scottish Office marked “The City of Glasgow and East Kilbride Districts (Mid Lettrick Farm) Boundaries Amendment Order 1989 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 changes 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 Kilbride District containing an area of ground at Mid Lettrick Farm, being the area described in the Schedule to this Order and shown delineated and hatched on the boundary map, shall be transferred to the City of Glasgow 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 67 (Calderwood/St Leonards) of Strathclyde Region( (3)) and of ward 1 (Maxwellton) of East Kilbride District( (4)); and

(b) shall form part of electoral division 41 (Cambuslang/Halfway) of Strathclyde Region and of ward 66 (Halfway) of the City of Glasgow District( (5)).

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

16th February 1989

Articles 2, 4 and 5

SCHEDULE

The area bounded by a line commencing at a point on the district boundary grid reference NS 6745 5685; then generally northwestwards along the centre line of Cocks Burn to rejoin the district boundary at a point grid reference NS 6669 5731; then generally southeastwards along the said district boundary to the point of commencement.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers an area of approximately 17 acres at Mid Lettrick Farm from East Kilbride District to the City of Glasgow 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 1st April 1989.

Copies of the detailed boundary map defined in article 2 of this Order may be inspected at the offices 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, EH1 3SZ.

(1)

1973 c. 65

(2)

S.I. 1977/8

(3)

The electoral divisions of Strathclyde Region were constituted by S.I. 1979/673, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(4)

The wards of East Kilbride District were constituted by S.I. 1981/489, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(5)

The wards of the City of Glasgow District were constituted by S.I. 1981/620, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.