PART 2ESTABLISHMENT OF SINGLE TIER LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NORTHUMBERLAND
Single tier local government in Northumberland3
1
On and after 1st April 2009 the Northumberland council shall be the sole principal council for Northumberland.
2
For the purposes of enactments relating to local government, a new district shall be constituted, whose area shall be co-terminous with that of Northumberland; and the name of that new district shall be Northumberland.
Abolition of districts and winding up and dissolution of district councils4
On 1st April 2009—
a
the following local government areas shall be abolished—
i
the borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed,
ii
the borough of Blyth Valley,
iii
the borough of Castle Morpeth,
iv
the district of Alnwick,
v
the district of Tynedale, and
vi
the district of Wansbeck; and
b
the following councils shall be wound up and dissolved—
i
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council,
ii
Blyth Valley Borough Council,
iii
Castle Morpeth Borough Council,
iv
Alnwick District Council,
v
Tynedale District Council, and
vi
Wansbeck District Council.
Cessation of term of office of district councillors5
Every person who holds office as a councillor of one of the district councils immediately before 1st April 2009 shall cease to hold office on that date.