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(1) This Order may be cited as the Hereford and Worcester, Staffordshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993.
(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;
 “electoral division” means an electoral division of the county to which an area is transferred by this Order;
 “Hereford and Worcester” means the county of Hereford and Worcester, and any reference to Bromsgrove is a reference to the district of that name in that county;
 “the map” means one or more of the 33 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Hereford and Worcester, Staffordshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;
 “Staffordshire” means the county of Staffordshire, except in the expression “South Staffordshire”, where it means the Staffordshire district of that name, and any reference to Lichfield is a reference to the Staffordshire district of Lichfield;any reference to an area as unparished is a reference to that area not forming part of any parish;
 “ward” means a ward of the district from or to which an area is transferred, except in the expression “parish ward”, where it means a ward of the parish to which an area is transferred; and
 “West Midlands” means the metropolitan county of West Midlands, any reference to Birmingham, to Dudley, to Walsall or to Wolverhampton is a reference to the West Midlands district of that name, and any reference to Sandwell is a reference to the West Midlands district of that name (except in column 3 of the Table in article 5(1) and column 4 of the Table in article 5(2), where it refers to the Birmingham ward of that name).
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(1) The areas which are marked A on map 12 and A on map 13 shall be transferred from Hereford and Worcester, from Bromsgrove, and from the parish of Hagley to—
(a) West Midlands;
(b) Dudley;
(c) the Stourbridge petty sessional division, and the Dudley coroner’s district—
and shall become unparished. The area marked A on map 12 shall additionally be transferred to the Lye and Wollescote ward, and that marked A on map 13 to the Pedmore and Stourbridge East ward.
(2) The unparished areas which are marked B and C on map 12 shall be transferred from West Midlands, from Dudley, and from the ward of Lye and Wollescote and the ward of Pedmore and Stourbridge East respectively to—
(a) Hereford and Worcester;
(b) Bromsgrove;
(c) the parish of Hagley;
(d) the Hagley ward, and the Hagley and Furlongs electoral division; and to
(e) the Bromsgrove and Redditch petty sessional division, and the North Eastern Hereford and Worcester coroner’s district.
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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 and shall be transferred from Staffordshire, from South Staffordshire, and from the parish named in column 3 to—
(a) West Midlands; and to
(b) the district, ward, petty sessional division and coroner’s district mentioned in column 4—
and shall become unparished.

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area marked— On map— Transferred from Staffs., from South Staffs., and from the parish of— To West Midlands, and to—
AAA 161718 Himley 
Sedgley ward
Dudley petty sessional division
Dudley coroner’s district
B 15 Kinver 
Kingswinford North and Wall Heath ward
Dudley petty sessional division
Dudley coroner’s district
A 14 Kinver 
Wordsley ward
Dudley petty sessional division
Dudley coroner’s district
A 31 Essington 
Bloxwich West ward
Walsall petty sessional division
Walsall coroner’s district
B & D 26 Bilbrook 
Oxley ward
Wolverhampton petty sessional division
Wolverhampton coroner’s district
A 26 Bilbrook 
Tettenhall Regis ward
Wolverhampton petty sessional division
Wolverhampton coroner’s district
A 27 Brewood 
Bushbury ward
Wolverhampton petty sessional division
Wolverhampton coroner’s district
B 27 Featherstone 
Bushbury ward
Wolverhampton petty sessional division
Wolverhampton coroner’s district
AA 2223 Lower Penn 
Merry Hill ward
Wolverhampton petty sessional division
Wolverhampton coroner’s district
A 24 Lower Penn 
Tettenhall Wightwick ward
Wolverhampton petty sessional division
Wolverhampton coroner’s district
A, B & C 25 Perton 
Tettenhall Wightwick ward
Wolverhampton petty sessional division
Wolverhampton coroner’s district
A 21 Wombourne 
Blakenhall ward
Wolverhampton petty sessional division
Wolverhampton coroner’s district
(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 West Midlands, from the district and from the ward named in column 3 to—
(a) Staffordshire;
(b) the district, parish, parish ward (if any), ward, electoral division and petty sessional division named in column 4; and to
(c) the South Staffordshire coroner’s district.

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area marked— On map— Transferred from West Midlands, and from— To Staffordshire, and to—
A 15 
Kingswinford
North and Wall
Heath ward 
Parish of Kinver
Stourton parish ward
Kinver ward
Kinver electoral division
Seisdon petty sessional division
B 33 
Aldridge
Central and South ward 
Parish of Shenstone
Little Aston ward
Lichfield Rural South electoral division
Lichfield petty sessional division
A 33 
Aldridge
Central and South ward 
Parish of Shenstone
Stonnall ward
Lichfield Rural South electoral division
Lichfield petty sessional division
A 32 
Brownhills ward 
Parish of Burntwood
Chasetown ward
Burntwood Chase electoral division
Lichfield petty sessional division
B 32 
Brownhills ward 
Parish of Hammerwich
Hammerwich ward
Lichfield Rural South electoral division
Lichfield petty sessional division
C 26 
Oxley ward 
Parish of Bilbrook
Bilbrook ward
Codsall electoral division
Seisdon petty sessional division
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(1) Each area which is marked as shown on the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Birmingham, and from the ward named in column 3 to Sandwell, to the ward and the petty sessional division named in column 4 and to the Sandwell North coroner’s district.

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area marked— On map— Transferred from Birmingham, and from the following ward— To Sandwell, and to—
HH, JJ & KK 10 Sandwell Charlemont wardWest Bromwich petty sessional division
A, B, D, E & GAA, BB, CC, DD,EE, FF & GG 9 }10 } Sandwell Newton wardWest Bromwich petty sessional division
LL, MM & NNPPQQ, RR & SS 1010 & 1111 Sandwell West BromwichCentral wardWest Bromwich petty sessional division
TT 11 Soho St. Paul'sWarley petty sessional division
(2) Each area which is marked as shown on the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Sandwell, and from the ward named in column 3 to Birmingham, to the ward named in column 4 and to the Birmingham petty sessional division and the Birmingham coroner’s district.

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area marked— On map— Transferred from Sandwell, and from the following ward— To Birmingham, and to the following ward—
K & L 10 Charlemont Sandwell
C & FA, B, C, D, E,F, G, H & J 910 Newton Sandwell
T 11 St. Paul's Soho
M, N & PQ, R & S 1011 West BromwichCentral Sandwell
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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 Dudley and from the ward named in column 3 to Sandwell, to the ward named in column 4, and to the Warley petty sessional division and the Sandwell North coroner’s district.

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area marked— On map— Transferred from Dudley, and from the following ward— To Sandwell, and to the following ward—
A 1 Belle Vale and Hasbury Cradley Heath and Old Hill
A & C 4 Coseley East Tipton Green
B 2 St. Andrews Rowley
A & C 3 St. Thomas's Tividale
(2) Each area which is marked as shown on the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Sandwell, and from the ward named in column 3 to Dudley, to the ward and petty sessional division named in column 4, and to the Dudley coroner’s district.

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area marked— On map— Transferred from Sandwell, and from the following ward— To Dudley, and to—
B 1 Cradley Heath and Old Hill Belle Vale and Hasbury wardHalesowen petty sessional division
A & C 2 Rowley St. Andrews wardDudley petty sessional division
B & D 4 Tipton Green Coseley East wardDudley petty sessional division
B & D 3 Tividale St. Thomas’s wardDudley petty sessional division
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(1) The area which is marked A on map 7 shall be transferred from Sandwell, and from the Great Barr ward to Walsall, to the Paddock ward, and to the Walsall petty sessional division and the Walsall coroner’s district.
(2) The area which is marked B on map 6 shall be transferred from Sandwell, and from the Wednesbury North ward to Walsall, to the Darlaston South ward, and to the Walsall petty sessional division and the Walsall coroner’s district.
(3) The areas which are marked A and C on map 6 shall be transferred from Walsall, and from the Darlaston South ward to Sandwell, to the Wednesbury North ward, and to the West Bromwich petty sessional division and the Sandwell North coroner’s district.
(4) The area which is marked A on map 8 shall be transferred from Walsall, and from the Pheasey ward to Sandwell, to the Great Barr ward, and to the West Bromwich petty sessional division and the Sandwell North coroner’s district.
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(1) The areas which are marked B on map 19 and A on map 20 shall be transferred from Dudley, and from the Coseley East ward to Wolverhampton, to the Wolverhampton petty sessional division and to the Wolverhampton coroner’s district. The areas marked B on map 19 shall additionally be transferred to the Spring Vale ward, and that marked A on map 20 to the Ettingshall ward.
(2) The area which is marked D on map 19 shall be transferred from Wolverhampton, and from the Ettingshall ward to Dudley, to the Coseley East ward, and to the Dudley petty sessional division and the Dudley coroner’s district.
(3) The areas which are marked A and C on map 19 shall be transferred from Wolverhampton, and from the Spring Vale ward to Dudley, to the Coseley East ward, and to the Dudley petty sessional division and the Dudley coroner’s district.
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(1) Each area which is marked as shown on the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Walsall, and from the ward named in column 3 to Wolverhampton, to the ward named in column 4, and to the Wolverhampton petty sessional division and the Wolverhampton coroner’s district.

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area marked— On map— Transferred from Walsall, and from the following ward— To Wolverhampton, and to the following ward—
B 30 Darlaston South Bilston East
B 28 Willenhall North Wednesfield North
C 29 Willenhall South Bilston East
B 29 Willenhall South Bilston North
(2) Each area which is marked as shown on the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Wolverhampton, and from the ward named in column 3 to Walsall, to the ward named in column 4, and to the Walsall petty sessional division and the Walsall coroner’s district.

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Area marked— On map— Transferred from Wolverhampton, and from the following ward— To Walsall, and to the following ward—
A 30 Bilston East Darlaston South
A 29 Bilston North Willenhall South
G 28 East Park Willenhall South
A, C & D 28 Wednesfield North Willenhall North
E 28 Wednesfield South Short Heath
F 28 Wednesfield South Willenhall South
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The area which is marked A on map 5 shall be transferred from Wolverhampton, and from the Bilston East ward to Sandwell, to the Princes End ward, and to the West Bromwich petty sessional division and the Sandwell North coroner’s district.
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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.
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Notwithstanding the transfer of area A on map 23 from Staffordshire to West Midlands, and from South Staffordshire to Wolverhampton, regulation 62 (Property, liabilities, contracts, etc., notices and proceedings) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 shall not apply to the Bhylls Acre Primary School at Lower Penn, or to any part of its site.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
Robin Squire
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
2nd March 1993