The Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1987

• Citation: S.I. 1987/338
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Title and commencement

This order may be cited as the Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1987.

Section 2 Title and commencement

(1) 30th March 1987 is hereby specified as the day on which this order shall come into force for any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) (coming into operation of order) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 .

(2) For all other purposes, this order shall come into force on 1st April 1987.

Section 3 Interpretation

In this order—

“boundary maps” means the 2 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1987”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976; and

“county electoral division” means an electoral division of the county of Hereford and Worcester.

Section 4 Transfers between districts

(1) Each area marked on the boundary maps as shown in columns 1 and 2 of the Schedule hereto shall cease to be part of the relevant local government areas named in column 3 and shall become part of the relevant local government areas named in column 4.

(2) Where in column 5 there is mentioned in relation to any area—

(a) a parish ward;

(b) a district or city ward;

(c) a county electoral division; or

(d) a petty sessional division—

that area shall additionally be transferred to that ward or division.

Section 5 Electoral Arrangements in the District of Wychavon

From the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1987 the Claines Central and West ward and the Claines East ward of the district of Wychavon shall be amalgamated to form a new ward of that district to be called the North Claines ward. It shall be represented by 2 district councillors.

Section 6 Town and Country Planning

Any provisions of a local plan adopted by a city or district council which apply immediately before 1st April 1987 to an area transferred by this order shall continue to have effect in relation to that area as if they were part of such a plan adopted by the council of the city or district to which the area is transferred.

Section 7 Land Registration

Registration of title to land under the Land Registration Acts 1925 to 1986 shall

(i) be compulsory on sale throughout the city of Worcester as altered by article 4; and

(ii) cease to be compulsory on sale in any area transferred from the city of Worcester to the districts of Malvern Hills and Wychavon save in so far as section 154(1) of the Housing Act 1985 applies to any dwelling house situated in that area.