The District of South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 1998

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the District of South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 1998.

(2) This Order shall come into force for all purposes on 6th May 1999, except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that date it shall come into force on 10th October 1998.

(3) In this Order–

“the district” means the district of South Hams;

“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

any reference to the map is a reference to “the map” prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, marked “Map of the District of South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 1998”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(1).

(1)

S.I. 1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.