The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Other Provision) Order 2009

PART 7 MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS

Amendment of the Agricultural Wages Act 1948

24.  In the Agricultural Wages Act 1948(1), in Schedule 2(2) (combinations of counties for which agricultural wages committees are to be initially established), in the table of counties in England—

(a) for “Bedfordshire” substitute “Bedford, Central Bedfordshire”;

(b) for “Cheshire” substitute “Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester”.

Amendment of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

25.  In the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998(3) in Schedule 1 (regions), in the second column of the table—

(a) for “Bedfordshire” (against the entry “Eastern” in the first column) substitute “Bedford, Central Bedfordshire”;

(b) for “Cheshire” (against the entry “North West” in the first column) substitute “Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester”.

Amendment of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002

26.  In the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002(4) in Schedule 1 (electoral regions in England) in the second column of the Table—

(a) for “County of Bedfordshire” (against the entry “Eastern” in the first column) substitute—

“County of Bedford

County of Central Bedfordshire”; and

(b) for “County of Cheshire” (against the entry “North West” in the first column) substitute—

“County of Cheshire East

County of Cheshire West and Chester”.

Amendment of the Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006

27.—(1) In the Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006 (‘The 2006 Order’) (5), to the extent that the 2006 Order applies to England, in Schedule 1 (representative commissioners) for ‘Berwick-upon-Tweed District Council’ substitute “The council for the county of Northumberland”.

(2) Commissioners appointed by Berwick-Upon-Tweed District Council shall continue to hold office until their period of appointment comes to an end, and shall be treated for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Order as if they were appointed by the council for the county of Northumberland.

Coroners Act 1988: designation of relevant council

28.  The Central Bedfordshire Council (6) is the relevant council within the meaning of section 1(1A) of the Coroners Act 1988 (7) for the Bedfordshire and Luton Coroner’s District (8).

Amendment of the Bedfordshire (Coroners) Order 1997

29.  In article 2 of the Bedfordshire (Coroners) Order 1997(9), omit paragraph (2).

(1)

1948 c.47.

(2)

Schedule 2 substituted by S.I. 1974/514.

(3)

1998 c. 45.

(4)

2002 c. 24.

(5)

S.I. 2006/2913.

(6)

S.I. 2008/907; see the definition in article 2

(7)

1998 c.13; sub-section 1(1A) was substituted, together with sub-section (1), for sub-section (1) as originally enacted, by regulation 2(2) of the Local Government Reorganisation (Amendment of Coroners Act 1998) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996 No. 655).

(8)

The Bedfordshire and Luton Coroner’s District was constituted by article 2(1) of the Bedfordshire (Coroners) Order 1997 S.I. No 494.

(9)

S.I. 1997 No. 494.