Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of Eastleigh (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001.
(2) This article and articles 3, 4, 10 and 11 shall come into force—
(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 2nd May 2002, on 10th October 2001;
(b)for all other purposes, on 2nd May 2002.
(3) Article 2 of this Order shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
(4) Articles 6 to 9 of this Order shall come into force—
(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of parish councillors for the parishes of Fair Oak and Horton Heath, Hedge End, Hound, and West End, respectively, to be held on 1st May 2003, on 10th October 2002;
(b)for all other purpose, on 1st May 2003.
(5) Article 5 of this Order shall come into force—
(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of parish councillors for the parish of Bishopstoke, to be held on 2nd May 2004, on 10th October 2003;
(b)for all other purposes, on 2nd May 2004.
(6) In this Order—
“borough” means the borough of Eastleigh;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the Borough of Eastleigh (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(1); and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
S.I. 1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.