The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992

• Citation: S.I. 1992/3054
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992.

(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st December 1993 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 1994.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“district” includes a metropolitan borough and a city;

“Durham” means the county of Durham, “Durham City” means the city of Durham in that county, and any reference to Chester-le-Street or to Easington is a reference to the Durham district of that name;

“electoral division” means an electoral division of Durham ;

“the map” means one or more of the 14 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;

“Tyne and Wear” means the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, and any reference to Gateshead, to North Tyneside, to South Tyneside or to Sunderland is a reference to the Tyne and Wear district of that name;

any reference to an area as unparished is a reference to that area not forming part of any parish; and

“ward” means a ward of the district from or to which an area is transferred .

Section 3 Transfers between Durham (Chester-le-Street, Durham City and Easington) and Tyne and Wear (Gateshead and Sunderland)

(1) Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Durham, and from the district and the parish named in column 3 to—

(a) Tyne and Wear;

(b) the district mentioned in column 4; and to

(c) the parish (if any), ward, petty sessional division and coroner’s district mentioned in column 4.

Table

Chester-le-Street

Parish of North Lodge

Gateshead

Parish of Birtley

Birtley ward

Gateshead petty sessional division

South Tyneside coroner’s district

Chester-le-Street

Parish of Ouston

Gateshead

Parish of Birtley

Birtley ward

Gateshead petty sessional division

South Tyneside coroner’s district

H & K

L

10

10 & 11

Chester-le-Street

Parish of Bournmoor

Sunderland

Shiney Row ward

Houghton le Spring petty sessional division

Sunderland coroner’s district

Chester-le-Street

Parish of North Lodge

Sunderland

Washington South ward

Houghton le Spring petty sesional division

Sunderland coroner’s district

O

U, V & W

11

12

Durham City

Parish of West Rainton

Sunderland

Parish of Hetton

Hetton ward

Houghton le Spring petty sessional division

Sunderland coroner’s district

Easington

Parish of Seaton with Slingley

Sunderland

Parish of Burdon

Ryhope ward

Houghton le Spring petty sessional division

Sunderland coroner’s district

(2) Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Tyne and Wear, from Sunderland, and from the parish (or where unparished, the ward) named in column 3 to—

(a) Durham;

(b) the district and the parish mentioned in column 4;

(c) the ward, electoral division and petty sessional division so mentioned; and to

(d) the North Durham coroner’s district.

Table

Shiney Row ward

Chester-le-Street

Parish of Bournmoor

Bournmoor ward

Lumley electoral division

Chester le Street petty sessional division

Chester-le-Street

Parish of Little Lumley

Lumley ward

Lumley electoral division

Chester le Street petty sessional division

B

B, D & F

9

10

Chester-le-Street

Parish of North Lodge

North Lodge ward

Chester-le-Street North East electoral division

Chester-le-Street petty sessional division

Durham City

Parish of West Rainton

Pittington and West Rainton ward

Sherburn electoral division

Durham petty sessional division

Durham City

Parish of West Rainton

Pittington and West Rainton ward

Sherburn electoral division

Durham petty sessional division

Durham City

Parish of Pittington

Pittington and West Rainton ward

Sherburn electoral division

Durham petty sessional division

Easington

Parish of Seaton with Slingley

Murton East ward

Seaham electoral division

Easington petty sessional division

Section 4 Transfers within Tyne and Wear between Gateshead and Sunderland

(1) Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Gateshead, and from the parish (or, if unparished, the ward) named in column 3 to Sunderland, to the Washington West ward, and to the Houghton le Spring petty sessional division and the Sunderland coroner’s district, becoming or remaining unparished.

Table

(2) Each unparished area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Sunderland, and from the ward named in column 3 to Gateshead, to the parish (if any) and the ward mentioned in column 4, and to the Gateshead petty sessional division and the Gateshead and South Tyneside coroner’s district.

Table

Parish of Birtley

Birtley ward

Section 5 Transfers within Tyne and Wear between Gateshead and South Tyneside

(1) Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Gateshead, and from the ward named in column 3 to South Tyneside, to the ward named in column 4, and to the South Tyneside petty sessional division, remaining unparished.

Table

(2) The area which is marked B on map 2 shall be transferred from South Tyneside, and from the Hebburn Quay ward to Gateshead, to the Pelaw and Heworth ward and to the Gateshead petty sessional division, remaining unparished.

Section 6 Transfers within Tyne and Wear between North and South Tyneside

(1) The area which is marked A on map 1 shall be transferred from North Tyneside, and from the Riverside ward to South Tyneside, to the Bede ward, to the South Tyneside petty sessional division and to the Gateshead and South Tyneside coroner’s district, remaining unparished.

(2) The area which is marked B on map 1 shall be transferred from South Tyneside, and from the Bede ward to North Tyneside, to the Riverside ward, to the North Tyneside petty sessional division and the North Tyneside coroner’s district, remaining un-parished.

Section 7 Transfers within Tyne and Wear between South Tyneside and Sunderland

(1) The areas which are marked B and D on map 4 shall be transferred from South Tyneside, and from the Boldon Colliery ward to Sunderland, to the Town End Farm ward and to the Sunderland petty sessional division and the Sunderland coroner’s district, remaining unparished.

(2) Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Sunderland, and from the ward named in column 3 to South Tyneside, to the ward mentioned in column 4, and to the South Tyneside petty sessional division and the Gateshead and South Tyneside coroner’s district, remaining unparished.

Table

Section 8 Town and country planning

(1) In this article, “provision” means a provision of a development plan (as defined in section 336(1) 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.