2.—(1) In this Order—
“electoral division” means an electoral division of the county of Surrey;
“the map” means the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Map of the Runnymede and Spelthorne (Borough Boundaries) Order 1996” and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(1);
“Runnymede” means the borough of Runnymede;
“Spelthorne” means the borough of Spelthorne; and
any reference to a ward is a reference to a ward of the borough from or to which an area is transferred by this Order.
(2) For the purposes of any statutory instrument made under Part II of the Local Government Act 1992 (local government changes for England)(2)—
(a)1st April 1997 is specified as the reorganisation date; and
(b)the period beginning with the date on which this paragraph comes into force and ending immediately before the reorganisation date is specified as the preliminary period.
See in particular, the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994; the Local Government Changes for England (Finance) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2825; amended by S.I. 1995/2862) and the Local Government Changes for England (Property Transfer and Transitional Payments) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/402; amended by S.I. 1995/1748 and 2796 and 1996/312).