2.—(1) Crewe District, East Berkshire District, Halton District, Macclesfield District, Southport and Formby District, South Sefton (Merseyside) District, Warrington District and West Berkshire District are hereby abolished.
(2) Buckinghamshire District is varied so as to include, in the district of South Bucks in the county of Buckinghamshire, the parishes of Burnham, Dorney, Farnham Royal, Fulmer, Hedgerley, Iver, Stoke Poges, Taplow and Wexham.
(3) Oxfordshire District is varied so as to include, in the district of South Oxfordshire in the county of Oxfordshire, the parishes of Bix, Checkendon, Eye and Dunsden, Goring, Goring Heath, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Highmoor, Ipsden, Kidmore End, Mapledurham, Nettlebed, Nuffield, Pishill with Stonor, Rotherfield Greys, Rotherfield Peppard, Shiplake, Sonning Common, South Stoke, Stoke Row, Swyncombe, Whitchurch and Woodcote.
(4) There are determined 4 new districts to be known as—
(a)Berkshire District, comprising—
(i)the former East Berkshire District, but excluding, in the district of South Bucks in the county of Buckinghamshire, the parishes listed in paragraph (2) of this article, and
(ii)the former West Berkshire District, but excluding, in the district of South Oxfordshire in the county of Oxfordshire, the parishes listed in paragraph (3) of this article;
(b)North Cheshire District, comprising the former Halton District and the former Warrington District;
(c)Sefton District, comprising the former Southport and Formby District and the former South Sefton (Merseyside) District;
(d)South and East Cheshire District comprising the former Crewe District and the former Macclesfield District.
(5) In Part I of Schedule 1 to the 1981 Order—
(a)the entries in columns (1), (2) and (3) relating to Buckinghamshire District, Crewe District, East Berkshire District, Halton District, Macclesfield District, Oxfordshire District, Southport and Formby District, South Sefton (Merseyside) District, Warrington District and West Berkshire District are omitted;
(b)at the appropriate point there are inserted in columns (1), (2) and (3) the entries set out in columns (1), (2) and (3) respectively of the Schedule to this Order.
(6) In paragraph (5)(b) of this article “the appropriate point” means—
(a)in relation to Berkshire District, after the entries relating to Winchester District;
(b)in relation to Buckinghamshire District, after the entries relating to Berkshire District;
(c)in relation to North Cheshire District, after the entries relating to Chester District;
(d)in relation to Oxfordshire District, after the entries relating to Northampton District;
(e)in relation to Sefton District, after the entries relating to North Cheshire District;
(f)in relation to South and East Cheshire District, after the entries relating to Sefton District.