1975 No. 621
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) Order 1975

Made
Coming into Operation

At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 16th day of April 1975

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 247 of the Local Government Act 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

1.

This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) Order 1975 and shall come into operation on 19th May 1975.

2.

The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

3.

Subject to Article 4 of this Order, there is hereby authorised the bearing and use by a local authority specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order of the armorial bearings lawfully borne and used before 1st April 1974 by the local authority specified in the second column of that Schedule in respect of the first-mentioned authority.

4.

Any armorial bearings the bearing and use of which is authorised by Article 3 of this Order shall be first exemplified according to the laws of arms and recorded in the College of Arms, otherwise such authority shall be void and of no effect.

N.E. Leigh

SCHEDULE

Local authority established by or under the Local Government Act 1972

Local authority ceasing to exist by virtue of section 1 or 20 of the Local Government Act 1972

The County Council of Bedfordshire

The county council of Bedfordshire

The County Council of Cornwall

The county council of Cornwall

The County Council of Devon

The county council of Devon

The County Council of Gwent

The county council of Monmouthshire

The County Council of Isle of Wight

The county council of the Isle of Wight

The County Council of Kent

The county council of Kent

The County Council of Northamptonshire

The county council of Northamptonshire

The County Council of Staffordshire

The county council of Staffordshire

The County Council of Warwickshire

The county council of Warwickshire

The Borough Council of Barrow-in-Furness

The corporation of the borough of Barrow-in-Furness

The Borough Council of Castle Morpeth

The corporation of the borough of Morpeth

The District Council of Corby

The urban district council of Corby

The Borough Council of Fareham

The urban district council of Fareham

The Borough Council of Llanelli

The corporation of the borough of Llanelli

The District Council of North East Derbyshire

The rural district council of Chesterfield

The City Council of St. Albans

The corporation of the city of St. Albans

The City Council of Oxford

The corporation of the city of Oxford

The Borough Council of Stevenage

The urban district council of Stevenage

The City Council of Swansea

The corporation of the city of Swansea

The Borough Council of Torbay

The corporation of the borough of Torbay

The Borough Council of Ynys Môn—Isle of Anglesey

The county council of Anglesey

The Town Council of Aberystwyth

The corporation of the borough of Aberystwyth

The Town Council of Abingdon

The corporation of the borough of Abingdon

The Town Council of Alford

The urban district council of Alford

The Town Council of Ammanford

The urban district council of Ammanford

The Town Council of Arundel

The corporation of the borough of Arundel

The Town Council of Bewdley

The corporation of the borough of Bewdley

The Town Council of Bicester

The urban district council of Bicester

The Town Council of Brecon

The corporation of the borough of Brecon

The Town Council of Bridgend

The urban district council of Bridgend

The Town Council of Bungay

The urban district council of Bungay

The Town Council of Burgess Hill

The urban district council of Burgess Hill

The Town Council of Calne

The corporation of the borough of Calne

The Town Council of Carmarthen

The corporation of the borough of Carmarthen

The Town Council of Chesham

The urban district council of Chesham

The City Council of Chichester

The corporation of the city of Chichester

The Town Council of Droitwich

The corporation of the borough of Droitwich

The Town Council of East Grinstead

The urban district council of East Grinstead

The Town Council of Eastwood

The urban district council of Eastwood

The Town Council of Evesham

The corporation of the borough of Evesham

The Town Council of Eye

The corporation of the borough of Eye

The Town Council of Falmouth

The corporation of the borough of Falmouth

The Town Council of Filey

The urban district council of Filey

The Town Council of Flint

The corporation of the borough of Flint

The Town Council of Godalming

The corporation of the borough of Godalming

The Town Council of Haverfordwest

The corporation of the borough of Haverfordwest

The Town Council of Hertford

The corporation of the borough of Hertford

The Parish Council of Lakes

The urban district council of Lakes

The Town Council of Launceston

The corporation of the borough of Dunheved, otherwise Launceston

The Town Council of Lewes

The corporation of the borough of Lewes

The Town Council of Llandudno

The urban district council of Llandudno

The Town Council of Melksham

The urban district council of Melksham

The Community Council of Neath

The corporation of the borough of Neath

The Town Council of Northallerton

The urban district council of Northallerton

The Town Council of North Walsham

The urban district council of North Walsham

The Town Council of Pembroke

The corporation of the borough of Pembroke

The Town Council of Porthcawl

The urban district council of Porthcawl

The Town Council of Prestatyn

The urban district council of Prestatyn

The Town Council of Richmond

The corporation of the borough of Richmond

The Town Council of Seaton

The urban district council of Seaton

The Town Council of Sevenoaks

The urban district council of Sevenoaks

The Town Council of Sleaford

The urban district council of Sleaford

The Town Council of Stourport-on-Severn

The urban district council of Stourport-on-Severn

The Town Council of Tenby

The corporation of the borough of Tenby

The Town Council of Totnes

The corporation of the borough of Totnes

The Town Council of Trowbridge

The urban district council of Trowbridge

The Town Council of Wallingford

The corporation of the borough of Wallingford

The Town Council of Ware

The urban district council of Ware

The Town Council of Warwick

The corporation of the borough of Warwick

The Town Council of Wisbech

The corporation of the borough of Wisbech

The Town Council of Witney

The urban district council of Witney

The Town Council of Wokingham

The corporation of the borough of Wokingham

The Town Council of Woodstock

The corporation of the borough of Woodstock

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order confers on the local authorities specified in the first column of the Schedule to the Order the right to bear and use the armorial bearings formerly borne and used by the local authorities specified in the second column.