Cleveland: boundary changes3.
(1)
The county of Cleveland shall be abolished.
(2)
A new county of Hartlepool shall be constituted comprising the area of the borough of Hartlepool
(3)
A new county of Middlesbrough shall be constituted comprising the area of the borough of Middlesbrough.
(4)
A new county of Redcar and Cleveland shall be constituted comprising the area of the borough of Redcar and Cleveland4.
(5)
A new county of Stockton-on-Tees shall be constituted comprising the area of the borough of Stockton-on-Tees.
(6)
Section 2(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 (which provides that every county shall have a council) shall not apply in relation to the counties constituted by paragraphs (2) to (5) above.