The Greater London and Kent (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993

Statutory Instruments

1993 No. 805

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

The Greater London and Kent (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993

Made

19th March 1993

Coming into force

1st April 1993

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 51(2), 69 and 266 of the Local Government Act 1972(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having complied with the procedures laid down in section 69(2) and (3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order, which varies supplementary provisions contained in the Greater London and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992(2), an order made by him pursuant to his powers under sections 51(2) and 67(4) of the Act on 31st August 1992:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Greater London and Kent (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993, and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

Variation in respect of the Metropolitan Police District

2.—(1) The Greater London and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992 shall be varied as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In article 3, after the words “in column 2”, there shall be inserted the following—

• “shall cease to form part of the Metropolitan Police District and”.

(3) For article 4(d) of that Order, there shall be substituted the following—

“(d) the Bexley petty sessional division, the Southern London coroner’s district, and the Metropolitan Police District.”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment

Robin Squire

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of the Environment

19th March 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies supplementary provisions made in the Greater London and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992 No. 2090). That Order transfers areas between the London borough of Bexley, which is in Greater London and forms part of the Metropolitan Police District, and the borough of Dartford in the county of Kent, which lies outside that District. The effect of the variations made by the present Order is to make the relevant consequential adjustments to the boundary of the Metropolitan Police District.

(1)

1972 c. 70.

(2)

S.I. 1992/2090.