Change of District Name (North Down and Ards) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2016 No. 10

Local Government

Change of District Name (North Down and Ards) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

Made

18th January 2016

Coming into operation

24th February 2016

The Department of the Environment makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51(1) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972(1) and now vested in it(2).

In accordance with that section 51(1), the Department of the Environment has received an application from North Down and Ards Borough Council to change the name of the district of the council from North Down and Ards to Ards and North Down.

(1)

1972 c. 9 (N.I.)

(2)

S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 504 Art. 7(1); S.I. 1976/424 (N.I. 6)