
1 
This Order may be cited as the Local Government Changes for England (Lord-Lieutenants and Sheriffs) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.
2 
In the Lieutenancies Act 1997, in paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (counties in England for the purposes of the Act), the following entries shall be inserted at the appropriate place in the Table in alphabetical order—“
Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire and Peterborough”;“
Cheshire Cheshire, Halton and Warrington”;“
Devon Devon, Plymouth and Torbay”;“
Essex Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock”;“
Kent Kent and the Medway Towns”;“
Lancashire Lancashire, Blackburn and Blackpool”;“
Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire and Nottingham”; and“
Shropshire Shropshire and The Wrekin”.
3 

(1) In the Sheriffs Act 1887, in Schedule 2A (counties in England for the purposes of the Act), the following entries shall be inserted at the appropriate place in the Table in alphabetical order—“
Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire and Peterborough”;“
Cheshire Cheshire, Halton and Warrington”;“
Devon Devon, Plymouth and Torbay”;“
Essex Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock”;“
Kent Kent and the Medway Towns”;“
Lancashire Lancashire, Blackburn and Blackpool”;“
Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire and Nottingham”; and“
Shropshire Shropshire and The Wrekin”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
12th August 1997