1. This Order may be cited as the Leicestershire (City of Leicester and District of Rutland) (Structural Change) Order 1996 and shall come into force for the purposes of articles 2(2), 4, 6(1), (3) and (4), 9 and 10 on the day after the day on which it is made and for all other purposes on 1st April 1997.
2.—(1) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Local Government Act 1992;
“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972(1);
“Leicester” (except in references to the county of Leicester) means the city of Leicester and “the Leicester Council” means the council of that city;
“Leicestershire” means the non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire and “the County Council” means the council of that county;
“the relevant date” means 6th May 1996;
“relevant provision” means a provision in any subordinate legislation made under the Act or made, in connection with the Act or such provision, under any other enactment;
“the reorganisation date” means 1st April 1997;
“Rutland” (except in references to the county of Rutland) means the non-metropolitan district of Rutland and “the Rutland Council” means the council of that district; and
“subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in section 21 of the Interpretation Act 1978(2).
(2) The period beginning with the relevant date and ending immediately before the reorganisation date is specified as the preliminary period for the purposes of any statutory instrument made under the Act.