The Bolton, Bury and Salford (District Boundaries) Order 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/2555
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Bolton, Bury and Salford (District Boundaries) Order 1991.

(2) This Order shall come into force on 6th December 1991 for any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 .

(3) For all other purposes, this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1992. this Order“Bolton” means the metropolitan borough of Bolton, and “Bury” means the metropolitan borough of Bury;

“map” means one of the 3 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Bolton, Bury and Salford (District Boundaries) Order 1991”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;

“Salford” means the city of Salford; and

any reference to a ward is a reference to a ward of the metropolitan borough or city to which an area is transferred by this Order.

Section 3 Transfers from Bolton to Bury

The areas which are marked B15 on map 2 and B16 on map 3 shall be transferred from Bolton to Bury, to the Bury petty sessional division, and to the Greater Manchester North coroner"s district. The area marked B15 shall additionally be transferred to the Tottington ward, and that marked B16 to the Radcliffe Central ward.

Section 4 Transfers from Bolton to Salford

The areas which are marked B1, B4, B6, B11 and B13 on map 1 shall be transferred from Bolton to Salford, and to the Eccles petty sessional division. The areas marked B1, B4 and B6 shall additionally be transferred to the Little Hulton ward, and those marked B11 and B13 to the Walkden North ward

Section 5 Transfers from Salford to Bolton

The areas which are marked B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B9, B10, B12 and B14 on map 1 shall be transferred from Salford to Bolton, and to the Bolton petty sessional division. The area marked B2 shall additionally be transferred to the Daubhill ward, the areas marked B3, B5 and B7 to the Harper Green ward, those marked B8 and B9 to the Farnworth ward, and those marked B10, B12 and B14 to the Kearsley ward.

Section 6 Town and country planning

(1) In this article, “provision” means a provision of a development plan (as defined in section 336 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ).

(2) Any provision applying to an area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply to that area, notwithstanding the transfer, until replaced by a provision which so applies and which is expressed to supersede the preserved provision.