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(1) This Order may be cited as the Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 2nd October 1992 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 1993.
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In this Order—
 “district” includes a metropolitan borough and a city;
 any reference to Manchester is a reference to the district of that name, except in the expression “Greater Manchester”, where it means the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester;
 “the map” means one of the 16 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;
 any reference to Oldham, to Rochdale or to Tameside is a reference to the district of that name in Greater Manchester;
 any reference to an area as unparished is a reference to an area not forming part of any parish;
 any reference to a ward is a reference to a ward of the district from or to which an area is transferred; and
 “West Yorkshire” means the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, any reference to Kirklees being a reference to the district of that name in that county.
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The parts of the parish of Saddleworth marked A on map 7 and B on map 6 shall be transferred from Greater Manchester, from Oldham and from that parish to—
(a) West Yorkshire;
(b) Kirklees, and the Colne Valley West ward; and to
(c) the Huddersfield petty sessional division and the West Yorkshire Western coroner’s district;they shall become unparished.
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(1) 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 Oldham and from the parish (or, if unparished, from the ward) named in column 3 to Rochdale, and to the ward and petty sessional division mentioned in column 4, becoming or remaining unparished.

1. 2. 3. 4.
Area marked On map Transferred from Oldham, and from— To Rochdale, and to—
AA and C 25 Parish of Shaw and Crompton Milnrow wardRochdale petty sessional division
DA, B & C 54 Parish of Shaw and Crompton Balderstone wardRochdale petty sessional division
B and C 8 Royton North ward Balderstone wardRochdale petty sessional division
A 10 Chadderton Central ward Middleton East wardMiddleton and Heywood petty sessional division
(2) Each unparished area of Rochdale which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Rochdale, and from the ward named in column 3 to Oldham, to the parish (if any) and ward mentioned in column 4, and to the Oldham petty sessional division.

1. 2. 3. 4.
Area marked On map Transferred from Rochdale, and from ward of— To Oldham, and to—
AA 16 Milnrow Parish of SaddleworthSaddleworth West ward
B 2 Milnrow Parish of Shaw and CromptonShaw ward
AB 35 Milnrow Parish of Shaw and CromptonCrompton ward
A & D 8 Balderstone UnparishedRoyton North ward
B 10 Middleton East Chadderton Central ward
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(1) The following unparished areas of Manchester shown on map 9—
(i) the parts of Moston ward marked A, B, D, F, G and J; and
(ii) the parts of Newton Heath ward marked L, N, Q, S, U and W—shall be transferred to Oldham, to the Failsworth West ward, to the Oldham petty sessional division and to the Greater Manchester North coroner’s district, remaining unparished.
(2) Each area which is marked on the map as indicated in column 1 of the following Table shall be transferred from Oldham, and from the ward named in column 2 to Manchester, to the ward mentioned in column 3, and to the Manchester petty sessional division and the Manchester coroner’s district, remaining unparished.

1. 2. 3.
Area on map— Transferred from Oldham, and from the ward of— To Manchester, and to—
A on map 11 Chadderton Central Moston ward
C, E and H on map 9 Failsworth West ward Moston ward
K, M, P, R, T, V, and X on map 9A on map 12 Failsworth West ward Newton Heath ward
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(1) 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 Oldham, and from the ward named in column 3 to Tameside, to the ward mentioned in column 4, and to the Ashton-under-Lyne petty sessional division and the Greater Manchester South coroner’s district, remaining unparished.

1. 2. 3. 4.
Area marked On map Transferred from Oldham, and from the following ward— To Tameside, and to the following ward—
B & D 13 Failsworth East Droylsden West
E & G 13 Failsworth East Droylsden East
H, K, M & N 14 St. Pauls Ashton Hurst
GB & D 14 Alexandra Ashton Hurst
A 16 Saddleworth West Mossley
(2) 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 Tameside, and from the ward named in column 3 to Oldham, to the ward mentioned in column 4, and to the Oldham petty sessional division and the Greater Manchester North coroner’s district, remaining unparished.

1. 2. 3. 4.
Area marked On map Transferred from Tameside, and from the following ward— To Oldham, and to the following ward—
A & C 13 Droylsden West Failsworth East
F & H 13 Droylsden East Failsworth East
J & L 14 Ashton Hurst St. Pauls
A, C, E & F 14 Ashton Hurst Alexandra
A 15 Mossley Saddleworth East
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(1) In this article, “provision” means a provision of a development plan (as defined in section 336(1) 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 to supersede the preserved provision.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
G. S. K. Young
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment
31st August 1992