
1 
This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) Order 1975 and shall come into operation on 19th May 1975.
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 bearing 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.
N.E. Leigh

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 Bedfordshire The county council of Bedfordshire
The County Council of Cornwall The county council of Cornwall
The County Council of Devon The county council of Devon
The County Council of Gwent The county council of Monmouthshire
The County Council of Isle of Wight The county council of the Isle of Wight
The County Council of Kent The county council of Kent
The County Council of Northamptonshire The county council of Northamptonshire
The County Council of Staffordshire The county council of Staffordshire
The County Council of Warwickshire The county council of Warwickshire
The Borough Council of Barrow-in-Furness The corporation of the borough of Barrow-in-Furness
The Borough Council of Castle Morpeth The corporation of the borough of Morpeth
The District Council of Corby The urban district council of Corby
The Borough Council of Fareham The urban district council of Fareham
The Borough Council of Llanelli The corporation of the borough of Llanelli
The District Council of North East Derbyshire The rural district council of Chesterfield
The City Council of St. Albans The corporation of the city of St. Albans
The City Council of Oxford The corporation of the city of Oxford
The Borough Council of Stevenage The urban district council of Stevenage
The City Council of Swansea The corporation of the city of Swansea
The Borough Council of Torbay The corporation of the borough of Torbay
The Borough Council of Ynys Môn—Isle of Anglesey The county council of Anglesey
The Town Council of Aberystwyth The corporation of the borough of Aberystwyth
The Town Council of Abingdon The corporation of the borough of Abingdon
The Town Council of Alford The urban district council of Alford
The Town Council of Ammanford The urban district council of Ammanford
The Town Council of Arundel The corporation of the borough of Arundel
The Town Council of Bewdley The corporation of the borough of Bewdley
The Town Council of Bicester The urban district council of Bicester
The Town Council of Brecon The corporation of the borough of Brecon
The Town Council of Bridgend The urban district council of Bridgend
The Town Council of Bungay The urban district council of Bungay
The Town Council of Burgess Hill The urban district council of Burgess Hill
The Town Council of Calne The corporation of the borough of Calne
The Town Council of Carmarthen The corporation of the borough of Carmarthen
The Town Council of Chesham The urban district council of Chesham
The City Council of Chichester The corporation of the city of Chichester
The Town Council of Droitwich The corporation of the borough of Droitwich
The Town Council of East Grinstead The urban district council of East Grinstead
The Town Council of Eastwood The urban district council of Eastwood
The Town Council of Evesham The corporation of the borough of Evesham
The Town Council of Eye The corporation of the borough of Eye
The Town Council of Falmouth The corporation of the borough of Falmouth
The Town Council of Filey The urban district council of Filey
The Town Council of Flint The corporation of the borough of Flint
The Town Council of Godalming The corporation of the borough of Godalming
The Town Council of Haverfordwest The corporation of the borough of Haverfordwest
The Town Council of Hertford The corporation of the borough of Hertford
The Parish Council of Lakes The urban district council of Lakes
The Town Council of Launceston The corporation of the borough of Dunheved, otherwise Launceston
The Town Council of Lewes The corporation of the borough of Lewes
The Town Council of Llandudno The urban district council of Llandudno
The Town Council of Melksham The urban district council of Melksham
The Community Council of Neath The corporation of the borough of Neath
The Town Council of Northallerton The urban district council of Northallerton
The Town Council of North Walsham The urban district council of North Walsham
The Town Council of Pembroke The corporation of the borough of Pembroke
The Town Council of Porthcawl The urban district council of Porthcawl
The Town Council of Prestatyn The urban district council of Prestatyn
The Town Council of Richmond The corporation of the borough of Richmond
The Town Council of Seaton The urban district council of Seaton
The Town Council of Sevenoaks The urban district council of Sevenoaks
The Town Council of Sleaford The urban district council of Sleaford
The Town Council of Stourport-on-Severn The urban district council of Stourport-on-Severn
The Town Council of Tenby The corporation of the borough of Tenby
The Town Council of Totnes The corporation of the borough of Totnes
The Town Council of Trowbridge The urban district council of Trowbridge
The Town Council of Wallingford The corporation of the borough of Wallingford
The Town Council of Ware The urban district council of Ware
The Town Council of Warwick The corporation of the borough of Warwick
The Town Council of Wisbech The corporation of the borough of Wisbech
The Town Council of Witney The urban district council of Witney
The Town Council of Wokingham The corporation of the borough of Wokingham
The Town Council of Woodstock The corporation of the borough of Woodstock