This Order supersedes S.I. 1993/1312 published on 25th May 1993 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND
CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
Made
6th September 1993
Laid before Parliament
9th September 1993
Coming into force
Article 6
30th September 1993
for all purposes except Article 6
1st April 1994
Whereas under section 17(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(1), the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland on 10th March 1992 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 a certain area from East Kilbride District to Eastwood District, both in Strathclyde Region, and in which they also made proposals for changes in electoral arrangements consequential on those changes in local government areas; and whereas in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 17(2) of the said Act, the Secretary of State made the Eastwood and East Kilbride Districts (Busby) Boundaries Amendment Order 1993(2) to give effect to the proposals of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland as submitted to him; and whereas the date of coming into force of the said Order was 1st October 1993; and whereas East Kilbride District Council and Eastwood District Council have requested the Secretary of State to amend the date of coming into force of the said order and the Secretary of State is agreeable to that change; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 233(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 said proposals of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland as submitted to him:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Eastwood and East Kilbride Districts (Busby) Boundaries Amendment (No.2) Order 1993.
(2) Article 6 of this Order shall come into force on 30th September 1993, but for all other purposes this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1994.
2. In this Order–
“the 1977 Regulations” means the Local Government Area Changes (Scotland) Regulations 1977(3); and
“boundary map” means the map prepared by The Scottish Office marked “The Eastwood and East Kilbride Districts (Busby) Boundaries Amendment (No.2) Order 1993” and deposited in accordance with regulation 3 of the 1977 Regulations;
and, in the Schedule to this Order, any reference to a district boundary is a reference to such a boundary as it exists immediately before 1st April 1994.
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.
4. That part of East Kilbride District which forms part of Busby in Strathclyde Region, being the area described in the Schedule to this Order and shown delineated and hatched on the boundary map, shall be transferred to Eastwood District in Strathclyde Region.
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 69 (Murray/Avondale) of Strathclyde Region(4) and of ward 15 (Avondale North) of East Kilbride District(5); and
(b)shall form part of electoral division 71 (Eastwood South) of Strathclyde Region and of ward 10 (Busby) of Eastwood District(6).
6. The Eastwood and East Kilbride Districts (Busby) Boundaries Amendment Order 1993(7) is hereby revoked.
Ian Lang
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
St. Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
6th September 1993
Articles 2, 4 and 5
The area bounded by a line commencing at the point on the district boundary between City of Glasgow District and East Kilbride District at which the Kittoch Water meets the White Cart Water (Grid Reference NS 5807 5720), then generally eastwards along that district boundary to Kittoch Bridge (Grid Reference NS 5895 5691), then southwards along the centre line of the Kittoch Water to a point at Grid Reference NS 5908 5611, then southwestwards along the east face of the fence leading to the East Kilbride road (A726), then continuing across the said road to a point at Grid Reference NS 5903 5601, then westwards along the south side of that road to the point at which it meets the south side of the track to Busbyside Farm (Grid Reference NS 5881 5607), then southwestwards along that track to a point at Grid Reference NS 5873 5600, then southeastwards along a field boundary to the point at which it meets Thorntonhall Burn (Grid Reference NS 5885 5582), then generally southwestwards and northwestwards along the centre line of that burn to the point at which it meets the district boundary between East Kilbride District and Eastwood District at the White Cart Water (Grid Reference NS 5773 5572), then generally northwards along that district boundary to the point of commencement.
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order transfers on 1st April 1994 an area of approximately 166.095 hectares at Busby from East Kilbride District to Eastwood District both in Strathclyde Region and makes consequential changes to electoral arrangements.
This Order replaces the Eastwood and East Kilbride Districts (Busby) Boundaries Amendment Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1312) so as to alter, at the request of both District Councils concerned, the date of coming into operation of the transfer of the said area at Busby from 1st October 1993 to 1st April 1994. This Order also revokes S.I. 1993/1312, but with effect on 30th September 1993.
The map annexed to and forming part of this note gives a general guide to the area affected by this Order.
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 Office Environment Department’s Map Library, New St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh, EH1 3TG.
S.I. 1993/1312.
S.I. 1977/8.
The electoral divisions of Strathclyde Region were constituted by S.I. 1979/673, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
The wards of East Kilbride District were constituted by S.I. 1981/489.
The wards of Eastwood District were constituted by S.I. 1980/1132.
S.I. 1993/1312.