The Renfrew and City of Glasgow Districts (Cowan Park and Salterland Road) Boundaries Amendment Order 1990

Statutory Instruments

1990 No. 1016 (S.123)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

The Renfrew and City of Glasgow Districts (Cowan Park and Salterland Road) Boundaries Amendment Order 1990

Made

3rd May 1990

Laid before Parliament

10th May 1990

Coming into force

1st June 1990

Whereas under section 17(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(1) the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland on 6th September 1989 submitted to the Secretary of State a report on a review conducted under section 14(1) of that Act in which they made proposals for the transfer of certain areas between Renfrew District and City of Glasgow District in Strathclyde Region and in which they also made proposals for changes in electoral arrangements consequential on those changes 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:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Renfrew and City of Glasgow Districts (Cowan Park and Salterland Road) Boundaries Amendment Order 1990, and shall come into force on 1st June 1990.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order–

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

“boundary map 1” means the map prepared by the Scottish Office marked “The Renfrew and City of Glasgow Districts (Cowan Park and Salterland Road) Boundaries Amendment Order 1990 Map 1” and deposited in accordance with regulation 3 of the 1977 Regulations;

“boundary map 2” means the map prepared by the Scottish Office marked “The Renfrew and City of Glasgow Districts (Cowan Park and Salterland Road) Boundaries Amendment Order 1990 Map 2” 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 the 1977 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 changes

4.—(1) Those parts of the City of Glasgow District at Cowan Park and Salterland Road, being the areas A, B and C described in Part I of the Schedule to this Order and shown delineated, hatched and marked respectively “Area A” and “Area B” on boundary map 1 and “Area C” on boundary map 2, shall all be transferred to Renfrew District.

(2) Part of Renfrew District at Salterland Road, being the area D described in Part II of the Schedule to this Order and shown delineated, hatched and marked “Area D” on boundary map 2, shall be transferred to the City of Glasgow District.

Consequential changes of electoral arrangements

5.—(1) Area A described in Part I of the Schedule to this Order (being the area “A” transferred by article 4(1) of this Order)–

(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 32 (South Nitshill/Arden) of Strathclyde Region(3) and of ward 48 (Arden) of the City of Glasgow District(4); and

(b) shall form part of electoral division 79 (Barrhead) of Strathclyde Region and of ward 23 (Barrhead East) of Renfrew District(5).

(2) Each of the areas B and C described in Part I of the Schedule to this Order (being the areas “B” and “C” transferred by article 4(1) of this Order)–

(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 32 (South Nitshill/Arden) of Strathclyde Region and of ward 47 (South Nitshill) of the City of Glasgow District; and

(b) shall form part of electoral division 79 (Barrhead) of Strathclyde Region and of ward 22 (Barrhead North) of Renfrew District.

(3) Area D described in Part II of the Schedule to this Order (being the area “D” transferred by article 4(2) of this Order)–

(a) shall cease to be part of electoral division 79 (Barrhead) of Strathclyde Region and of ward 22 (Barrhead North) of Renfrew District; and

(b) shall form part of electoral division 32 (South Nitshill/Arden) of Strathclyde Region and of ward 47 (South Nitshill) of the City of Glasgow District.

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St. Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

3rd May 1990

Articles 2, 4 and 5

SCHEDULE

PART I

Area A

The area bounded by a line commencing on the Renfrew/City of Glasgow district boundary at a point grid reference NS 5107 5870, northeastwards along the wall bounding the southeastern curtilage of property at 111 Aurs Road to a point grid reference NS 5111 5873; then generally northwestwards by wall and fenceline bounding the curtilage of the said property and other properties taking access from Aurs Road to a point grid reference NS 5102 5885 on Aurs Burn which forms part of the electoral boundary between Arden Ward and South Nitshill Ward of the City of Glasgow District; then northwestwards along that electoral boundary to where it meets with the said district boundary at Aurs Bridge grid reference NS 5091 5890; then southeastwards along the said district boundary to the point of commencement.

Area B

The area bounded by a line commencing on the Renfrew/City of Glasgow district boundary at a point grid reference NS 5091 5890 at Aurs Bridge; southeastwards along the electoral boundary between Arden Ward and South Nitshill Ward of the City of Glasgow District to a point grid reference NS 5102 5885; then generally southeastwards and northeastwards along the Aurs Burn to a point grid reference NS 5155 5908 where the said burn is crossed by Dubs Road; then northwestwards along the fenceline bounding the playing fields of Barrhead High School to rejoin the said district boundary at a point grid reference NS 5140 5913; then northwestwards and southwestwards along the said district boundary to the point of commencement.

Area C

The area bounded by line commencing on the Renfrew/City of Glasgow district boundary at a point grid reference NS 5129 5966; then northeastwards along a field fenceline to a point grid reference NS 5132 5968; then northwestwards by field fenceline to a point grid reference NS 5130 5970 where it meets the said district boundary; thereafter southwestwards and southeastwards along the said boundary to the point of commencement.

PART II

Area D

The area bounded by a line commencing on the Renfrew/City of Glasgow district boundary at a point grid reference NS 5130 5970, northwestwards along a fenceline to the fence corner and continuing to a point at the medium filum of Levern Water grid reference NS 5127 5972; then generally northwards along the medium filum of Levern Water to rejoin the said district boundary at a point grid reference NS 5129 5982; thereafter generally eastwards and then southwestwards along the said district boundary to the point of commencement.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers on 1st June 1990 four areas amounting in total to approximately 13.7 hectares between Renfrew District and the City of Glasgow District in Strathclyde Region and makes consequential changes to electoral arrangements.

The map annexed to and forming part of this note gives a general guide to the areas affected by this Order.

Copies of the detailed boundary maps 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 Strathclyde Region were constituted by S.I. 1979/673, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(4)

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.

(5)

The wards of Renfrew District were constituted by S.I. 1981/554, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.