The Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/441
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County 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–

“Barnet” means the London borough of Barnet;

“district” includes a London borough;

“electoral division” means an electoral division of the county to which an area is transferred by this Order ;

“Enfield” means the London borough of Enfield;

“Essex” means the county of Essex, and any reference to Epping Forest is a reference to the Essex district of that name;

“Hertfordshire” means the county of Hertfordshire, and any reference to Broxbourne, to Hertsmere or to Welwyn Hatfield is a reference to the Hertfordshire district of that name;

“the map” means one or more of the 11 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County 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 an area as unparished is a reference to that area not forming part of any parish; and

“ward” means a ward of the 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 from Greater London (Enfield) to Hertfordshire

(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 Greater London, from Enfield and from the ward named in column 3 to–

(a) Hertfordshire;

(b) Broxbourne;

(c) the ward and electoral division named in column 4; and to

(d) the Cheshunt petty sessional division, and the Hertford coroner’s district–

and shall remain unparished.

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Bury Green ward

Cheshunt Central electoral division

(2) The unparished area which is marked A on map 8 shall be transferred from Greater London, from Enfield and from the Chase ward to–

(a) Hertfordshire;

(b) Welwyn Hatfield;

(c) the parish of Northaw and Cuffley, and the Northaw and Cuffley parish ward;

(d) the Northaw ward and North Mymms electoral division; and to

(e) the Cheshunt petty sessional division and the Hertford coroner’s district.

Section 4 Transfers from Hertfordshire to Greater London (Enfield)

(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 Hertfordshire, from Broxbourne, and from the ward named in column 3 to–

(a) Greater London;

(b) Enfield;

(c) the ward named in column 4; and to

(d) the Enfield petty sessional area and the Northern London coroner’s district–

and shall remain unparished.

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(2) The area which is marked A on map 7 shall be transferred from Hertfordshire, from Hertsmere and from the Potters Bar South ward to Greater London, to Enfield, to the Trent ward, to the Enfield petty sessional area, and to the Northern London coroner’s district, remaining unparished.

(3) The area which is marked B on map 8 shall be transferred from Hertfordshire, from Welwyn Hatfield, and from the parish of Northaw and Cuffley to Greater London, to Enfield, to the Chase ward, and to the Enfield petty sessional area and the Northern London coroner’s district, becoming unparished.

Section 5 Transfers between Essex (Epping Forest) and Greater London (Enfield)

(1) The area which is marked M on map 11 shall be transferred from Essex, from Epping Forest, and from the parish of Waltham Abbey to–

(a) Greater London;

(b) Enfield;

(c) the Enfield Lock ward; and to

(d) the Enfield petty sessional area and the Northern London coroner’s district–

and shall become unparished.

(2) The unparished area which is marked L on map 11 shall be transferred from Greater London, from Enfield, and from the Enfield Lock ward to–

(a) Essex;

(b) Epping Forest;

(c) the parish of Waltham Abbey, and the West parish ward;

(d) the Waltham Abbey West ward and the Waltham Abbey electoral division; and to

(e) the Epping and Ongar petty sessional division and the Essex No. 1 coroner’s district.

Section 6 Transfers within Greater London between Barnet and Enfield

(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 Barnet, and from the ward named in column 3 to Enfield, to the ward named in column 4, and to the Enfield petty sessional area.

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(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 Enfield, and from the ward named in column 3 to Barnet, to the ward mentioned in column 4, and to the Barnet petty sessional area.

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Section 7 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.