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(1) This Order may be cited as the Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 19th March 1991 for any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) (coming into operation of order) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976.
(3) For all other purposes this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1991.
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In this Order “boundary map” means one of the 10 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976.
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(1) The area or areas of the county of Northamptonshire and the district of South Northamptonshire marked on a boundary map as shown in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order, and forming part of the parish specified in relation thereto in column 2, shall be transferred to—
(a) the county of Buckinghamshire;
(b) the electoral division of that county, the district and the ward of that district specified in relation to the area or areas in question in columns 3, 4 and 5 respectively;
(c) the parish and petty sessional division specified in relation to the area or areas in question in column 6;
(d) the North Buckinghamshire Coroner’s district.
(2) Those parts of—
(a) the county of Northamptonshire, the district of South Northamptonshire and the parish of Deanshanger marked B2 on boundary map 4;
(b) the county of Northamptonshire, the district of South Northamptonshire and the parish of Old Stratford marked B1 on boundary map 3,
shall cease to be part of a parish and shall be transferred to—
(i) the county of Buckinghamshire and the Stony Stratford electoral division of that county;
(ii) the district of Milton Keynes and the Stony Stratford ward of that district;
(iii) the Milton Keynes petty sessional division; and
(iv) the North Buckinghamshire Coroner’s district.
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The area or areas of the county of Buckinghamshire marked on a boundary map as shown in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order and forming part of the district and parish, if any, specified in relation thereto in columns 2 and 3, respectively, shall be transferred to—
(a) the county of Northamptonshire and the district of South Northamptonshire;
(b) the electoral division of that county and the ward of that district specified in relation to the area or areas in question in columns 4 and 5 respectively;
(c) the parish and petty sessional division, if any, specified in relation to the area or areas in question in column 6; and
(d) the Northampton Coroner’s district.
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The area or areas of the county of Buckinghamshire marked on a boundary map as shown in column I of Schedule 3 to this Order and forming part of the district and parish specified in relation thereto in columns 2 and 3, respectively, shall be transferred to—
(a) the county of Hertfordshire;
(b) the electoral division of that county, the district and the ward of that district specified in relation to the area or areas in question in columns 4, 5 and 6 respectively; and
(c) the parish, petty sessional division and Coroner’s district specified in relation to the area or areas in question in column 7.
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The area or areas of the county of Hertfordshire and the district of Dacorum marked on a boundary map as shown in column 1 of Schedule 4 to this Order, and forming part of the parish specified in relation thereto in column 2 shall be transferred to—
(a) the county of Buckinghamshire and the district of Chiltern;
(b) the electoral division of that county and the ward of that district specified in relation to the area or areas in question in columns 3 and 4 respectively;
(c) the parish, parish ward (if any) and the petty sessional division specified in relation to the area or areas in question in column 5; and
(d) the South Buckinghamshire Coroner’s district.
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Those parts of the county of Buckinghamshire, the district of Wycombe and the parish of Fawley marked A33 to A37 on boundary map 7 shall be transferred to—
(a) the county of Oxfordshire and the Henley North electoral division of that county;
(b) the district of South Oxfordshire and the Nettlebed ward of that district;
(c) the parish of Bix and Assendon;
(d) the Henley petty sessional division;
(e) the Oxfordshire Coroner’s district.
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Those parts of the county of Oxfordshire, the district of South Oxfordshire and the parish of Bix and Assendon marked A38 to A42 on boundary map 7 shall be transferred to—
(a) the county of Buckinghamshire and the Marlow Rural electoral division of that county;
(b) the district of Wycombe and the Hambleden Valley ward of that district;
(c) the parish of Fawley;
(d) the Wycombe petty sessional division;
(e) the South Buckinghamshire Coroner’s district.
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The part of the parish of Hanslope, in the district of Milton Keynes, marked A23 on boundary map 2 shall be transferred to the parish of Stoke Goldington.
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(1) On 6th May 1991 the number of persons representing the Chorleywood West ward on the Three Rivers District Council shall be increased from 2 to 3.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, of the 2 councillors elected for that ward on the ordinary day of elections in 1991—
(a) the councillor elected by the smaller number of votes shall retire in 1992; and
(b) the other shall retire in 1995.
(3) If the election of councillors in 1991 is not contested, the councillor who is to retire in 1992 shall be determined by lot.
(4) Where such question is determined by lot, the lot shall be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen, and the drawing shall be conducted under the discretion of the person presiding at the meeting.
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Any provision of a development plan applying to an area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply thereto notwithstanding the transfer; and after such transfer, any such provision shall, so far as it so applies, be for all purposes deemed to be a provision of a corresponding plan of the authority which becomes the appropriate local planning authority for the transferred area as a result of the transfer.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
Blatch
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
21st February 1991
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3


1 2 3 4 5 6
Map and area Transferred from parish Transferred to electoral division Transferred to district Transferred to ward Transferred to parish and petty sessional division
5 A25 Brackley Buckingham North Aylesbury Vale Tingewick Turweston parish, Buckingham petty sessional division
4 A21A22 Wicken Winslow Aylesbury Vale Great Horwood Beachampton parish, Milton Keynes petty sessional division
1 A16 Hartwell Olney Milton Keynes Stantonbury Hanslope parish, Milton Keynes petty sessional division
2 A13 to A15 Hartwell Olney Milton Keynes Stantonbury Hanslope parish, Milton Keynes petty sessional division
1 A17 Grafton Regis Olney Milton Keynes Stantonbury Hanslope parish, Milton Keynes petty sessional division
3 A19 to A20 Cosgrove Olney Milton Keynes Stantonbury Castlethorpe parish, Milton Keynes petty sessional division
SCHEDULE 2
Article 4


1 2 3 4 5 6
Map and area Transferred from district Transferred from parish Transferred to electoral division Transferred to ward Transferred to parish and petty sessional division
5 A24 Aylesbury Vale Turweston Brackley Brackley East Brackley parish, Towcester petty sessional division
4 C2C3 Milton Keynes — Deanshanger Deanshanger Deanshanger parish, Towcester petty sessional division
4 A12 Aylesbury Vale Beachampton Deanshanger Deanshanger Wicken parish, Towcester petty sessional division
3 C1 Milton Keynes — Deanshanger Cosgrove Old Stratford parish, Towcester petty sessional division
1 A6A7 Milton Keynes Hanslope Hackleton Salcey Hartwell parish, Towcester petty sessional division
1 A8 Milton Keynes Hanslope Deanshanger Grafton Grafton Regis parish, Towcester petty sessional division
3 A9 to A11 Milton Keynes Castlethorpe Deanshanger Cosgrove Cosgrove parish, Towcester petty sessional division
2 A3 Milton Keynes Hanslope Hackleton Salcey Hartwell parish, Towcester petty sessional division
2 A1 Milton Keynes Hanslope Hackleton Hackleton Hackleton parish, Milton Keynes petty sessional division
2 A2 Milton Keynes Stoke Goldington Hackleton Salcey Hartwell parish, Towcester petty sessional division
2 A4 and A5 Milton Keynes Hanslope Hackleton Salcey Hartwell parish, Towcester petty sessional division
1 O to PQ to R Milton Keynes Hanslope Deanshanger Grafton Grafton Regis parish
1 R to S Milton Keynes Hanslope Deanshanger Grafton Yardley Gobion parish
1 S to T Milton Keynes Hanslope Deanshanger Cosgrove Cosgrove parish
1 T to U Milton Keynes Castlethorpe Deanshanger Cosgrove Cosgrove parish
3 V to W Milton Keynes Castlethorpe Deanshanger Cosgrove Cosgrove parish
3 W to X Milton Keynes Castlethorpe Deanshanger Cosgrove Old Stratford parish
SCHEDULE 3
Article 5


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Map and area Transferred from district Transferred from parish Transferred to electoral division Transferred to district Transferred to ward Transferred to parish, petty sessional division and Coroner’s district
8 A43 Aylesbury Vale Drayton Beauchamp Tring Dacorum Tring West Tring parish, Dacorum petty sessional division Hemel Hempstead Coroner’s district
10 A45 Chiltern Ashley Green Kings Langley Dacorum Bovingdon and Flaunden Bovingdon parish, Dacorum petty sessional division Hemel Hempstead Coroner’s district
10 A44 Chiltern Ashley Green Berkhamsted Dacorum Berkhamsted East Berkhamsted parish, Dacorum petty sessional division Hemel Hempstead Coroner’s district
6 A26 to A29 Chiltern Chenies Chorleywood Three Rivers Sarratt Sarratt parish, Sarratt petty sessional division Hemel Hempstead Coroner’s district
6 A30 Chiltern Chenies Chorleywood Three Rivers Chorleywood West Chorleywood parish, Sarratt petty sessional division St. Albans and Watford Coroner’s district
SCHEDULE 4
Article 6


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Map and area Transferred from parish Transferred to electoral division Transferred to ward Transferred to parish, parish ward and petty sessional division
9 A46 Tring Chesham West Cholesbury and The Lee Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards parish Chiltern petty sessional division
9 A47 Wigginton Chesham West Cholesbury and The Lee Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards parish Chiltern petty sessional division
10 A48 and A49 Berkhamsted Chesham North Ashley Green and Latimer Ashley Green parish, Whelpley Hill parish ward, Chiltern petty sessional division
10 A50 and A51 Bovingdon Chesham North Ashley Green and Latimer Ashley Green parish, Whelpley Hill parish ward, Chiltern petty sessional division
6 A31 Flaunden Chalfont St. Giles Chenies Chenies parish, Chenies North parish ward, Chiltern petty sessional division
6 A32 Flaunden Chesham North Ashley Green and Latimer Latimer parish, Latimer parish ward, Chiltern petty sessional division