The Hereford and Worcester and Shropshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/284
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Hereford and Worcester and Shropshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991.

(2) 20th March 1991 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 .

(3) For all other purposes, this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1991.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order, “the boundary map” means the map prepared by the Department of the Environment marked “Map of the Hereford and Worcester and Shropshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991” and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976.

Section 3 Transfer from Hereford and Worcester to Shropshire

The part of the county of Hereford and Worcester, the district of Wyre Forest and the parish of Upper Arley marked “A1” on the boundary map shall be transferred to–

(a) the county of Shropshire;

(b) the district of Bridgnorth, and the Kinlet ward of that district;

(c) the parish of Kinlet;

(d) the Stottesdon electoral division of Shropshire;

(e) the Bridgnorth petty sessional division;

(f) the South Shropshire Coroner’s district.

Section 4 Town and county planning

Any provision of a development plan applying to the area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply thereto notwithstanding the transfer; and after such transfer, any such provision shall, so far as it so applies, be for all purposes deemed to be a provision of a plan of the authority which becomes the appropriate local planning authority for the transferred area as a result of the transfer.