
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