In the Northumberland (Structural Change) Order 2008 in article 3 (single tier local government in Northumberland) after paragraph (2) insert the following—

“(3)

If the council for the county of Northumberland passes a resolution that the word “County” should be omitted from its name, its name shall be “The Northumberland Council” and subsection (3) of section 2 of the 1972 Act (constitution of principal counties in England) shall cease to apply so far as it prescribes the name of that council. ”.