The City and London Borough Boundaries Order 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/1445
• Sections: 10

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the City and London Borough Boundaries Order 1993.

(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—

“the City” means the City of London; any reference to Camden, Hackney, Islington or Tower Hamlets is a reference to the London borough of that name;

“the map” means one of the 3 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the City and London Borough Boundaries Order 1993”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;

any reference to a ward is a reference to a ward of the London borough or city from or to which an area is transferred and

“Westminster” means the city of Westminster.

Section 3 Transfers between Camden and the City

(1) The areas marked D and F on map 1 shall be transferred from the City, and from the Farringdon Without ward to—

(a) Camden;

(b) the Holborn ward;

(c) the West Central petty sessional area;

(d) the Inner North London coroner’s district; and to

(e) the Metropolitan Police District.

(2) The areas marked C, E and G on map 1 shall be transferred from Camden, and from the Holborn ward to—

(a) the City;

(b) the Farringdon Without ward;

(c) the East Central petty sessional area; and to

(d) the City of London coroner’s district;

and shall cease to form part of the Metropolitan Police District.

Section 4 Transfers from Hackney to the City

The area marked D on map 2 shall be transferred from Hackney, and from the Moorfields ward to—

(a) the City;

(b) the Bishopsgate ward;

(c) the City of London petty sessional area; and to

(d) the City of London coroner’s district; and shall cease to form part of the Metropolitan Police District.

Section 5 Transfer between the City and Islington

(1) The following areas of the City—

(a) the part of the Coleman Street ward marked C on map 2; and

(b) the part of the Farringdon Without ward marked J on map 1—

shall be transferred to Islington, to the East Central petty sessional area, and to the Inner North London coroner’s district. The area marked C on map 2 shall be transferred to the Bunhill ward, and that marked J on map 1 to the Clerkenwell ward. These areas shall form part of the Metropolitan Police District.

(2) Each area of Islington described in column 1 of the following Table shall be transferred to the City, to the ward named in column 2, to the City of London petty sessional area, and to the City of London coroner’s district and shall cease to form part of the Metropolitan Police District.

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Section 6 Transfer from Camden to Islington

The area marked H on map 1 shall be transferred from Camden, and from the Holborn ward to—

(a) Islington;

(b) the Clerkenwell ward;

(c) the East Central petty sessional area.

Section 7 Transfers between the City and Tower Hamlets

(1) Each area of the City described in column 1 of the following Table shall be transferred to Tower Hamlets, to the ward named in column 2, to the Thames petty sessional area, to the Inner North London coroner’s district, and shall form part of the Metropolitan Police District.

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(2) Each area of Tower Hamlets described in column 1 of the following Table shall be transferred to the City, to the ward named in column 2, to the City of London petty sessional area, and to the City of London coroner’s district and shall cease to form part of the Metropolitan Police District.

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Section 8 Transfers between the City and Westminster

(1) The area marked A on map 1 shall be transferred from the City, and from the Farringdon Without ward to—

(a) Westminster;

(b) the St James’s ward;

(c) the Inner West London coroner’s district; and to

(d) the Metropolitan Police District.

(2) The area marked B on map 1 shall be transferred from Westminster, and from the St James’s ward to—

(a) the City;

(b) the Farringdon Without ward; and to

(c) the City of London coroner’s district; and shall cease to form part of the Metropolitan Police District.

Section 9 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.

Section 10 Street Trading

The provisions of Part III of the London Local Authorities Act 1990 (Street Trading) shall continue to apply to the areas transferred to the City by virtue of articles 3(2), 4, 5(2), 7(2) and 8(2) and for the purposes of the said Part III the City shall be treated as a participating council.