The Mid Devon, Torridge and West Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/2701
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Mid Devon, Torridge and West Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1991.

(2) This Order shall come into force on 27th 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.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“map” means one of the 7 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Mid Devon, Torridge and West Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1991”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;

“Mid Devon” means the district of Mid Devon, “Torridge” means the district of Torridge, and “West Devon” means the borough of West Devon;

any reference to an electoral division is a reference to an electoral division of the county of Devon; and

any reference to a ward is a reference to a ward of the borough or district to which an area is transferred, except in the expression “parish ward” where it means a ward of the parish to which an area is transferred.

Section 3 Transfers between Mid Devon and West Devon

(1) The areas marked A11, A12 and A13 on maps 5, 6 and 7 shall be transferred from Mid Devon, and from the parish of Cheriton Bishop to—

(a) West Devon;

(b) the parish of Drewsteignton;

(c) the Drewsteignton ward, and the Hatherleigh and Chagford electoral division;

(d) the Okehampton petty sessional division; and

(e) the North and West Devon coroner’s district.

The area marked A11 shall additionally be transferred to the Drewsteignton (Whiddon Down) parish ward, and the areas marked A12 and A13 to the Drew steignton parish ward.

(2) The areas marked A7, A8, A9 and A10 on maps 5, 6 and 7 shall be transferred from West Devon, and from the parish of Drewsteignton to—

(a) Mid Devon;

(b) the parish of Cheriton Bishop;

(c) the Yeo ward, and the Crediton Rural electoral division;

(d) the Wonford petty sessional division; and

(e) the Exeter and East devon coroner’s district.

Section 4 Transfers from Torridge to West Devon

(1) The area marked A6 on map 4 shall be transferred from Torridge, and from the parish of Broadwoodwidger to—

(a) West Devon;

(b) the parish of Germansweek;

(c) the Bridestowe ward; and

(d) the Okehampton Rural electoral division.

(2) The following areas in Torridge—

(i) the part of the parish of Black Torrington marked A1 on map 1 ; and

(ii) the part of the parish of Petrockstow marked A2 on map 2—

shall be transferred to West Devon, to the parish of Highhampton, to the Hatherleigh ward, to the Hatherleigh and Chagford electoral division and to the Okehampton petty sessional division.

Section 5 Transfers from West Devon to Torridge

The following areas of West Devon shown on map 3—

(i) the part of the parish of Beaworthy marked A5; and

(ii) the parts of the parish of Northlew marked A3 and A4—

shall be transferred to Torridge, to the parish of Halwill, to the Forest ward and to the Holsworthy Rural elctoral division.

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.