The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) Order 1974

Statutory Instruments

1974 No. 869

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) Order 1974

Made

21st May 1974

Coming into Operation

21st June 1974

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of May 1974

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 247 of the Local Government Act 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) Order 1974 and shall come into operation on 21st June 1974.

2.  The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

3.  Subject to Article 4 of this Order, there is hereby authorised the bearing and use by a local authority specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order of the armorial bearings lawfully borne and used before 1st April 1974 by the local authority specified in the second column of that Schedule in respect of the first-mentioned authority.

4.  Any armorial bearings the bearings and use of which is authorised by Article 3 of this Order shall be first exemplified according to the laws of arms and recorded in the College of Arms, otherwise such authority shall be void and of no effect.

W. G. Agnew

SCHEDULE

Local authority established by or under the Local Government Act 1972	Local authority ceasing to exist by virtue of section 1 or 20 of the Local Government Act 1972
The County Council of Buckinghamshire	The county council of Buckingham
The County Council of Derbyshire	The county council of Derbyshire
The County Council of Essex	The county council of Essex
The County Council of Hertfordshire	The county council of Hertfordshire
The County Council of Lancashire	The county council of Lancaster
The County Council of Leicestershire	The county council of Leicestershire
The County Council of Norfolk	The county council of Norfolk
The County Council of Northumberland	The county council of Northumberland
The County Council of Salop	The county council of Salop
The County Council of Somerset	The county council of Somerset
The City Council of Bath	The corporation of the city of Bath
The District Council of Blaby	The rural district council of Blaby
The Borough Council of Blackpool	The corporation of the borough of Blackpool
The Borough Council of Bournemouth	The corporation of the borough of Bournemouth
The Borough Council of Brighton	The corporation of the borough of Brighton
The City Council of Bristol	The corporation of the city of Bristol
The Borough Council of Cambridge	The corporation of the city of Cambridge
The City Council of Cardiff	The corporation of the city of Cardiff
The City Council of Carlisle	The corporation of the city of Carlisle
The District Council of Ceredigion	The county council of Cardiganshire
The City Council of Coventry	The corporation of the city of Coventry
The Borough Council of Crawley	The urban district council of Crawley
The District Council of Derby	The corporation of the borough of Derby
The City Council of Durham	The corporation of the city of Durham and Framwelgate
The District Council of Easington	The urban district council of Seaham
The Borough Council of Eastbourne	The corporation of the borough of Eastbourne
The Borough Council of Epsom and Ewell	The corporation of the borough of Epsom and Ewell
The City Council of Exeter	The corporation of the city of Exeter
The Borough Council of Gillingham	The corporation of the borough of Gillingham
The City Council of Gloucester	The corporation of the city of Gloucester
The Borough Council of Grimsby	The corporation of the borough of Grimsby
The District Council of Harlow	The urban district council of Harlow
The Borough Council of Hastings	The corporation of the borough of Hastings
The City Council of Hereford	The corporation of the city of Hereford
The District Council of Ipswich	The corporation of the borough of Ipswich
The District Council of Kingston upon Hull	The corporation of the city of Kingston upon Hull
The City Council of Leicester	The corporation of the city of Leicester
The Borough Council of Lincoln	The corporation of the city of Lincoln
The District Council of Liverpool	The corporation of the city of Liverpool
The Borough Council of Luton	The corporation of the borough of Luton
The City Council of Manchester	The corporation of the city of Manchester
The District Council of Meirionnydd	The county council of Merioneth
The District Council of Montgomery	The county council of Montgomeryshire
The City Council of Newcastle upon Tyne	The corporation of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne
The Borough Council of Northampton	The corporation of the borough of Northampton
The City Council of Norwich	The corporation of the city of Norwich
The City Council of Nottingham	The corporation of the city of Nottingham
The Borough Council of Oswestry	The rural district council of Oswestry
The City Council of Plymouth	The corporation of the city of Plymouth
The District Council of Poole	The corporation of the borough of Poole
The City Council of Portsmouth	The corporation of the city of Portsmouth
The District Council of Radnor	The county council of Radnorshire
The Borough Council of Reading	The corporation of the borough of Reading
The District Council of Redditch	The urban district council of Redditch
The Borough Council of Rhondda	The corporation of the borough of Rhondda
The District Council of Rutland	The county council of Rutland
The Borough Council of Scunthorpe	The corporation of the borough of Scunthorpe
The City Council of Southampton	The corporation of the city of Southampton
The Borough Council of Southend-on-Sea	The corporation of the borough of Southend-on-Sea
The Borough Council of Stoke-on-Trent	The corporation of the city of Stoke-on-Trent
The Borough Council of Tamworth	The corporation of the borough of Tamworth
The Borough Council of Thurrock	The urban district council of Thurrock
The Borough Council of Watford	The corporation of the borough of Watford
The District Council of Wimborne	The rural district council of Wimborne and Cranborne
The Borough Council of Woking	The urban district council of Woking
The Borough Council of Wolverhampton	The corporation of the borough of Wolverhampton
The Borough Council of Worthing	The corporation of the borough of Worthing
The City Council of York	The corporation of the city of York
The Parish Council of Aldeburgh	The corporation of the borough of Aldeburgh
The Parish Council of Beccles	The corporation of the borough of Beccles
The Parish Council of Bishop's Stortford	The urban district council of Bishop's Stortford
The Parish Council of Bourne	The urban district council of Bourne
The Parish Council of Clitheroe	The corporation of the borough of Clitheroe
The Community Council of Connah's Quay	The urban district council of Connah's Quay
The Community Council of Cowbridge	The corporation of the borough of Cowbridge
The Parish Council of Devizes	The corporation of the borough of Devizes
The Parish Council of Frome	The urban district council of Frome
The Parish Council of Halstead	The urban district council of Halstead
The Parish Council of Harpenden	The urban district council of Harpenden
The Parish Council of Haslemere	The urban district council of Haslemere
The Parish Council of Ilkley	The urban district council of Ilkley
The Parish Council of Kenilworth	The urban district council of Kenilworth
The Parish Council of Kirkham	The urban district council of Kirkham
The Parish Council of Knutsford	The urban district council of Knutsford
The Parish Council of Leighton-Linslade	The urban district council of Leighton-Linslade
The Parish Council of Littlehampton	The urban district council of Littlehampton
The Parish Council of Mablethorpe and Sutton	The urban district council of Mablethorpe and Sutton
The Parish Council of Marlborough	The corporation of the borough of Marlborough
The Parish Council of Northwich	The urban district council of Northwich
The Parish Council of Saffron Walden	The corporation of the borough of Saffron Walden
The Parish Council of Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea	The urban district council of Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea
The Parish Council of Sandwich	The corporation of the borough of Sandwich
The Parish Council of Sawbridgeworth	The urban district council of Sawbridgeworth
The Parish Council of Sidmouth	The urban district council of Sidmouth
The Parish Council of Southborough	The urban district council of Southborough
The Parish Council of Stamford	The corporation of the borough of Stamford
The Parish Council of Stowmarket	The urban district council of Stowmarket
The Parish Council of Stratford-upon-Avon	The corporation of the borough of Stratford-upon-Avon
The Parish Council of Todmorden	The corporation of the borough of Todmorden
The City Council of Truro	The corporation of the city of Truro
The Parish Council of Ulverston	The urban district council of Ulverston
The Parish Council of Waltham Abbey	The urban district council of Waltham Holy Cross
The Parish Council of Warminster	The urban district council of Warminster
The City Council of Wells	The corporation of the city of Wells
The Parish Council of Whitby	The urban district council of Whitby

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order confers on the local authorities specified in the first column of the Schedule to the Order the right to bear and use the armorial bearings formerly borne and used by the local authorities specified in the second column.