1997 No. 2618
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) (No. 2) Order 1997

Made
Coming into force

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 30th day of October 1997

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 19721, 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) (No. 2) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 20th November 1997.

2.

The armorial bearings which, immediately before 1st April 1974, were lawfully borne and used by the council named in column (1) of the following Table may be borne and used by the corresponding council named in column (2) of the Table, provided they have first been exemplified according to the laws of arms and recorded in the College of Arms—

TABLE

(1)

(2)

Exmouth Urban District Council

Exmouth Town Council

Herefordshire County Council

County of Herefordshire District Council

Malvern Urban District Council

Malvern Town Council

Rayleigh Urban District Council

Rayleigh Town Council

Worcestershire County Council

Worcestershire County Council2
N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order authorises each council specified in column (2) of the Table in article 2 to bear and use the armorial bearings formerly borne and used by the corresponding council specified in column (1) of the Table.