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(1) This Order may be cited as the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1991.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 20th December 1991 for any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976.
(3) For all other purposes, this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1992.
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In this Order—
 any reference to Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate or Leeds is a reference to the district of that name;
 “district” includes a borough, metropolitan borough or city;
 any reference to an electoral division is a reference to an electoral division of the county of North Yorkshire;
 “map” means one of the 7 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment marked “Maps of the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1991”, duly numbered for reference and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;
 any reference to a ward is a reference to a ward of the district to which an area is transferred, save where the expression “parish ward” appears, when it refers to a ward of the parish to which an area is transferred; and
 “North Yorkshire” means the county of North Yorkshire; and
 “West Yorkshire” means the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.
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Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from North Yorkshire, and from the district and parish mentioned in column 3 to—
(a) West Yorkshire;
(b) Bradford;
(c) the parish, parish ward (if any) and ward mentioned in column 4; and to
(d) the Keighley petty sessional division and the West Yorkshire (Western) coroner’s district.

TABLE
1. 2. 3. 4.
Area marked– On map– Transferred from– To–
A1 1 Craven Parish of Steeton with Eastburn
  Parish of Glusburn Eastburn parish ward
   Craven ward
A10 3 Harrogate Parish of Ilkley
   West parish ward
  Parish of Middleton Ilkley ward
A8 2 Harrogate Parish of Ilkley
   West parish ward
  Parish of Nesfield with Langbar Ilkley ward
A7 2 Harrogate Parish of Addingham
   Craven ward
  Parish of Nesfield with Langbar
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(1) The parts of the parish of Steeton with Eastburn which are marked A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6 on map 1 shall be transferred—
(a) from West Yorkshire to North Yorkshire;
(b) from Bradford to Craven;
(c) to the Staincliffe petty sessional division, and the Claro coroner’s district.
The area marked A2 shall additionally be transferred to the parish of Glusburn, to the Glusburn ward, and to the South Craven electoral division. The areas marked A3, A4, A5 and A6 shall additionally be transferred to the parish of Kildwick, to the Aire Valley ward, and to the Airedale electoral division.
(2) The part of the parish of Ilkley which is marked A9 on map 3 shall be transferred—
(a) from West Yorkshire to North Yorkshire;
(b) from Bradford to Harrogate;
(c) to the parish of Middleton;
(d) to the Wharfedale Moors ward, and to the Pately Bridge electoral division; and
(e) the Staincliffe petty sessional division and the Claro coroner’s district.
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(1) The areas of Bradford which are marked B1 and B3 on map 4, B5 and B6 on map 5 and B8 on map 6 shall be transferred to Leeds, to the Pudsey and Otley petty sessional division, and to the West Yorkshire (eastern) coroner’s district. The area marked B8 shall additionally be transferred to the Pudsey North ward, and the areas marked B1, B3, B5 and B6 to the Aireborough ward.
(2) The areas of Bradford which are marked B9, B10 and B12 on map 7 shall be transferred to Calderdale, to the Illingworth ward, and to the Calder petty sessional division.
(3) The areas of Calderdale which are marked B11 and B13 on map 7 shall be transferred to Bradford, to the Queensbury ward and to the Bradford petty sessional division.
(4) The areas of Leeds which are marked B2 on map 4, B4 on map 5, and B7 on map 6 shall be transferred to Bradford, to the Bradfors petty sessional division, and to the West Yorkshire (Western) coroner’s district. The area marked B7 shall additionally be transferred to the Bradford Moor ward, and the areas marked B2 and B4 to the Idle ward.
(5) All areas transferred by this article shall continue to be unparished.
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(1) In this article, “provision” means a provision of a development plan as defined 336 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
(2) Any provision applying to an area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply to that area, notwithstanding the transfer, until replaced by a provision which so applies, and which is expressed so to supersede the preserved provision.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
Robert Key
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
19th November 1991