The Buckinghamshire (Borough of Milton Keynes) (Structural Change) Order 1995

PART IGENERAL

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Buckinghamshire (Borough of Milton Keynes) (Structural Change) Order 1995 and shall come into force for the purposes of articles 2(2), 4, 6(1), (3) and (4), and 9 to 12 on the day after the day on which it is made, and for all other purposes on 1st April 1997.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order–

“the Act” means the Local Government Act 1992;

“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972(1);

“Buckinghamshire” means the non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire and “the County Council” means the council of that county;

“Milton Keynes” (except in references to the county of Milton Keynes) means the borough of Milton Keynes and “the Milton Keynes Council” means the council of that borough;

“the relevant date” means 6th May 1996;

“relevant provision” means a provision in any subordinate legislation made under the Act or made, in connection with the Act or such provision, under any other enactment;

“the reorganisation date” means 1st April 1997; and

“subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in section 21 of the Interpretation Act 1978(2).

(2) The period beginning with the relevant date and ending immediately before the reorganisation date is specified as the preliminary period for the purposes of any statutory instrument made under the Act.