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(1) This Order may be cited as the Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st December 1993 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 1994.
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In this Order—
 “district” includes a metropolitan borough and a city;
 “Durham” means the county of Durham, “Durham City” means the city of Durham in that county, and any reference to Chester-le-Street or to Easington is a reference to the Durham district of that name;
 “electoral division” means an electoral division of Durham;
 “the map” means one or more of the 14 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Durham and Tyne and Wear (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;
 “Tyne and Wear” means the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, and any reference to Gateshead, to North Tyneside, to South Tyneside or to Sunderland is a reference to the Tyne and Wear district of that name;
 any reference to an area as unparished is a reference to that area not forming part of any parish; and
 “ward” means a ward of the district from or to which an area is transferred.
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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 Durham, and from the district and the parish named in column 3 to—
(a) Tyne and Wear;
(b) the district mentioned in column 4; and to
(c) the parish (if any), ward, petty sessional division and coroner’s district mentioned in column 4.

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area marked On map Transferred from Durham, and from— To Tyne and Wear, and to—
C 9 
Parish of North Lodge 
Parish of Birtley
Birtley ward
Gateshead petty sessional division
South Tyneside coroner’s district
D 9 
Parish of Ouston 
Parish of Birtley
Birtley ward
Gateshead petty sessional division
South Tyneside coroner’s district
H & KL 1010 & 11 
Parish of Bournmoor 
Shiney Row ward
Houghton le Spring petty sessional division
Sunderland coroner’s district
A, C & E 10 
Parish of North Lodge 
Washington South ward
Houghton le Spring petty sesional division
Sunderland coroner’s district
OU, V & W 1112 
Parish of West Rainton 
Parish of Hetton
Hetton ward
Houghton le Spring petty sessional division
Sunderland coroner’s district
B 14 
Parish of Seaton with Slingley 
Parish of Burdon
Ryhope ward
Houghton le Spring petty sessional division
Sunderland coroner’s district
(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 Tyne and Wear, from Sunderland, and from the parish (or where unparished, the ward) named in column 3 to—
(a) Durham;
(b) the district and the parish mentioned in column 4;
(c) the ward, electoral division and petty sessional division so mentioned; and to
(d) the North Durham coroner’s district.

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area marked On map Transferred from Tyne and Wear from Suderland and from— To Durham, and to —
G & J 10 Shiney Row ward 
Parish of Bournmoor
Bournmoor ward
Lumley electoral division
Chester le Street petty sessional division
M 11 Houghton ward 
Parish of Little Lumley
Lumley ward
Lumley electoral division
Chester le Street petty sessional division
BB, D & F 910 Washington South ward 
Parish of North Lodge
North Lodge ward
Chester-le-Street North East electoral division
Chester-le-Street petty sessional division
N 11 Houghton ward 
Parish of West Rainton
Pittington and West Rainton ward
Sherburn electoral division
Durham petty sessional division
P, Q, R, S & T 12 Parish of Hetton 
Parish of West Rainton
Pittington and West Rainton ward
Sherburn electoral division
Durham petty sessional division
X & Y 13 Parish of Hetton 
Parish of Pittington
Pittington and West Rainton ward
Sherburn electoral division
Durham petty sessional division
A & C 14 Parish of Burdon 
Parish of Seaton with Slingley
Murton East ward
Seaham electoral division
Easington petty sessional division
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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 Gateshead, and from the parish (or, if unparished, the ward) named in column 3 to Sunderland, to the Washington West ward, and to the Houghton le Spring petty sessional division and the Sunderland coroner’s district, becoming or remaining unparished.

(1) (2) (3)
Area marked— On map From Gateshead, and from—
B 8 Parish of Birtley
A 8 Parish of Lamesley
A 7 Wrekendyke ward
(2) Each unparished area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Sunderland, and from the ward named in column 3 to Gateshead, to the parish (if any) and the ward mentioned in column 4, and to the Gateshead petty sessional division and the Gateshead and South Tyneside coroner’s district.

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area marked— On map— Transferred from Sunderland, and from the following ward— To Gateshead, and to—
C 7 Washington North Wrekendyke ward
A 9 Washington South Parish of BirtleyBirtley ward
B 7 Washington West Wrekendyke 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 Gateshead, and from the ward named in column 3 to South Tyneside, to the ward named in column 4, and to the South Tyneside petty sessional division, remaining unparished.

(1) (2) (3) )4)
Area marked— On map— Transferred from Gateshead, and from the following ward— To South Tyneside, and to the following ward—
A, C & D 2 Pelaw and Heworth Hebburn Quay
A 3 Wrekendyke Fellgate and Hedworth
(2) The area which is marked B on map 2 shall be transferred from South Tyneside, and from the Hebburn Quay ward to Gateshead, to the Pelaw and Heworth ward and to the Gateshead petty sessional division, remaining unparished.
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(1) The area which is marked A on map 1 shall be transferred from North Tyneside, and from the Riverside ward to South Tyneside, to the Bede ward, to the South Tyneside petty sessional division and to the Gateshead and South Tyneside coroner’s district, remaining unparished.
(2) The area which is marked B on map 1 shall be transferred from South Tyneside, and from the Bede ward to North Tyneside, to the Riverside ward, to the North Tyneside petty sessional division and the North Tyneside coroner’s district, remaining un-parished.
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(1) The areas which are marked B and D on map 4 shall be transferred from South Tyneside, and from the Boldon Colliery ward to Sunderland, to the Town End Farm ward and to the Sunderland petty sessional division and the Sunderland coroner’s district, remaining unparished.
(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 Sunderland, and from the ward named in column 3 to South Tyneside, to the ward mentioned in column 4, and to the South Tyneside petty sessional division and the Gateshead and South Tyneside coroner’s district, remaining unparished.

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area marked— On map Transferred from Sunderland, and from the following ward— To South Tyneside, and to the following ward—
B 6 Fulwell Cleadon and East Boldon
A 5 & 6 Fulwell Whitburn and Marsden
A & C 4 Town End Farm Boldon Colliery
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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
Robin Squire
Parliamentary under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
1st December 1992