Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Borough of Dartford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.

2

This Order shall come into force—

a

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 15th October 2002;

b

for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.

3

In this Order—

  • “borough” means the borough of Dartford;

  • “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked “Map of the Borough of Dartford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”; and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 19944; and

  • any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.