
1 
This Order may be cited as the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian Districts (Newhailes) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988, and shall come into force on 15th February 1988.
2 
In this Order—
 “the 1977 Regulations” means the Local Government Area Changes (Scotland) Regulations 1977; and
 “boundary map” means the map prepared by the Scottish Office, marked “The City of Edinburgh and East Lothian Districts (Newhailes) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988 Map” and deposited in accordance with regulation 3 of the 1977 Regulations; and, in the Schedule to this Order, any reference to a boundary of a district is a reference to a boundary existing immediately before the commencement of this Order.
3 
Save insofar as they can have no application in relation to the area change effected by this Order, the provisions of the 1977 Regulations shall apply in relation thereto for the purposes of, or in consequence of, this Order.
4 
Part of City of Edinburgh District containing an area of ground at Newhailes, being the area described in the Schedule to this Order and shown delineated and hatched on the boundary map, shall be transferred to East Lothian District.
5 
The area described in the Schedule to this Order (being the area transferred by article 4 of this Order)—
(a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 39 (Niddrie/Craigmillar) of Lothian Region and of ward 61 (Niddrie) of City of Edinburgh District; and
(b) shall form part of electoral division 45 (Musselburgh) of Lothian Region and of ward 4 (Musselburgh (West)) of East Lothian District.
James Douglas-Hamilton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
New St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
15th January 1988
SCHEDULE
Articles 2, 4 and 5

The area bounded by a line commencing on the district boundary at a point grid reference NT 3239 7225, thence northwestwards, generally northwards and then eastwards by a field boundary to rejoin the district boundary at a point grid reference NT 3253 7294, thence generally southwards, southeastwards and southwestwards along that district boundary to the point of commencement.
