SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1

Counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies in Great Britain
Section 1(4).

Preliminary
1
The provisions of this Schedule identify the areas which constitute counties in England, counties in Wales or areas in Scotland for the purposes of the lieutenancies in Great Britain.

Counties in England
2
The counties in England for the purposes of this Act are—
a
Greater London (excluding the City of London);
b
the areas which are to be regarded as counties for those purposes by virtue of paragraph 3; and
c
any other areas in England which are counties for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1972.
3
The local government areas (or parts of local government areas) described in each entry in the second column of the following Table shall be regarded for the purposes of this Act as one county to be known by the name specified in the first column.

Table
County for the purposes of this Act | Local government areas
Bedfordshire | Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton
Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes
Cambridgeshire | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Cheshire | Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, and , Halton and Warrington
Cumbria | Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness
Derbyshire | Derbyshire and Derby
Devon | Devon, Plymouth and Torbay
Dorset | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset
Durham | Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool and so much of Stockton-on-Tees as lies north of the line for the time being of the centre of the River Tees
The East Riding of Yorkshire | The East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston upon Hull (City of)
East Sussex | East Sussex and Brighton and Hove
Essex | Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock
Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire
Hampshire | Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton
Kent | Kent and the Medway Towns
Lancashire | Lancashire, Blackburn and Blackpool
Leicestershire | Leicestershire and Leicester
Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire
Northamptonshire | North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire
North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, York and so much of Stockton-on-Tees as lies south of the line for the time being of the centre of the River Tees
Nottinghamshire | Nottinghamshire and Nottingham
Shropshire | Shropshire and The Wrekin
Somerset | Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset.
Staffordshire | Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Wiltshire | Wiltshire and Thamesdown.
4
The City of London shall be treated as a county for the purposes of sections 5 and 6.
5
The Isles of Scilly shall be treated as part of the county of Cornwall for the purposes of this Act.

Counties in Wales
6
The counties in Wales for the purposes of this Act are the preserved counties, that is to say, the counties in Wales as they stood immediately before the passing of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (but subject to any redrawing of their boundaries by or under that Act or the Local Government Act 1972).

Areas in Scotland
7
The areas in Scotland for the purposes of this Act are—
a
the cities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow; and
b
the areas specified in an Order in Council under paragraph 8.
8
Her Majesty may by Order in Council divide Scotland (apart from the cities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow) into such areas for the purposes of this Act as She thinks fit.
9
Any deputy lieutenant who, immediately before the date on which an Order in Council under paragraph 8 is made, holds office for an area affected by the Order shall (without prejudice to any power of removal or directing removal from any office) continue to hold office on and after that date as deputy lieutenant for the area in which he resides or for such other area as may be specified in the Order.
1972. c. 70.
Entries in Sch. 1 para. 3 inserted (E.W.) (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1997/1992, reg. 2
1994 c. 19.
1972 c. 70.
Words in Sch. 1 para. 3 substituted (1.4.2009) by Local Government (Structural Changes) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Other Provision) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/837), arts. 1, 10(a)
Words in Sch. 1 para. 3 substituted (1.4.2009) by Local Government (Structural Changes) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Other Provision) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/837), arts. 1, 10(b)
Words in Sch. 1 para. 3 substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2019) by The Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/615), arts. 1, 4
Words in Sch. 1 para. 3 inserted (1.4.2021) by The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/272), arts. 1, 2
Words in Sch. 1 para. 3 inserted (E.W.) (18.3.2022) by The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/331), arts. 1(1), 28