The Renfrew and Cunninghame Districts (Whitehouse) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/1877
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Title and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Renfrew and Cunninghame Districts (Whitehouse) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988, and shall come into force on 1st December 1988.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“the 1977 Regulations ” means the Local Government Area Changes (Scotland) Regulations 1977( ); and

“boundary map” means the map prepared by the Scottish Office (which map is demonstrative only), marked “The Renfrew and Cunninghame Districts (Whitehouse) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988 Map” and deposited in accordance with regulation 3 of the 1977 Regulations; and, in the Schedule to this Order, any reference to a boundary of a district is a reference to a boundary existing immediately before the commencement of this Order.

Section 3 Application of Regulations

Save insofar as they can have no application in relation to the area changes effected by this Order, the provisions of the 1977 Regulations shall apply in relation thereto for the purposes of, or in consequence of, this Order.

Section 4 Area changes

(1) Part of Renfrew District, being the Area A described in the Schedule to this Order and shown delineated, hatched and marked “Area A” on the boundary map, shall be transferred to Cunninghame District.

(2) Part of Cunninghame District, being the Area B described in the Schedule to this Order and shown delineated, hatched and marked “Area B” on the boundary map, shall be transferred to Renfrew District.

Section 5 Consequential changes of electoral arrangements

(1) Area A described in the Schedule to this Order (being the area transferred by article 4(1) of this Order)—

(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 79 (Barrhead) of Strathclyde Region( ) and of ward 25 (Neilston) of Renfrew District( ); and

(b) shall form part of electoral division 91 (Garnock Valley) of Strathclyde Region and of ward 18 (Garnock East) of Cunninghame District( ).

(2) Area B described in the Schedule to this Order (being the area transferred by article 4(2) of this Order)—

(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 91 (Garnock Valley) of Strathclyde Region and of ward 18 (Garnock East) of Cunninghame District; and

(b) shall form part of electoral division 79 (Barrhead) of Strathclyde Region and of ward 25 (Neilston) of Renfrew District.