The East Kilbride and City of Glasgow Districts (Carmunnock) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988

Made: 11th February 1988

Laid before Parliament: 24th February 1988

Coming into force: 1st April 1988

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 17(2) of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order to give effect to the proposals of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland as submitted to him:

Title and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the East Kilbride and City of Glasgow Districts (Carmunnock) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988, and shall come into force on 1st April 1988.

Interpretation

2

In this Order—

• “the 1977 Regulations” means the Local Government Area Changes (Scotland) Regulations 1977([^f00002]); and

• “boundary map” means the map prepared by the Scottish Office, marked “The East Kilbride and City of Glasgow Districts (Carmunnock) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988 Map” and deposited in accordance with regulation 3 of the 1977 Regulations; and, in the Schedule to this Order, any reference to a boundary of a district is a reference to a boundary existing immediately before the commencement of this Order.

Application of Regulations

3

Save insofar as they can have no application in relation to the area changes effected by this Order, the provisions of the 1977 Regulations shall apply in relation thereto for the purposes of, or in consequence of, this Order.

Area changes

4

Those parts of East Kilbride District containing two areas of ground at Carmunnock, being the Areas A and B described in the Schedule to this Order and shown delineated, hatched and marked “Area A” and “Area B” on the boundary map, shall be transferred to City of Glasgow District.

Consequential changes of electoral arrangements

5

Areas A and B described in the Schedule to this Order (being the areas transferred by article 4 of this Order)—

• (a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 68 (Westwood/Mains) of Strathclyde Region([^f00003]) and of ward 9 (West Mains) of East Kilbride District([^f00004]); and

• (b) shall form part of electoral division 39 (Linn Park/Castlemilk) of Strathclyde Region and of ward 61 (Linn Park) of City of Glasgow District([^f00005]).

SCHEDULE

Area A

The area of ground bounded by a line commencing on the district boundary at a point grid reference NS 5946 5711, thence southwestwards, generally southeastwards and northeastwards along the fenced boundary of an electricity sub-station and property known as “Whitegables” to rejoin the district boundary at a point grid reference NS 5949 5707, thence northwestwards along that district boundary to the point of commencement.

Area B

The area of ground bounded by a line commencing on the district boundary at a point grid reference NS 5987 5678, thence eastwards to and southwards along the east side of Waterbank Road to a field boundary grid reference NS 5986 5663, thence generally eastwards, southeastwards and northeastwards by field boundaries to a point on the north side of Kittochside Road grid reference NS 6059 5679, thence northwestwards along the north side of that road to rejoin the district boundary at a point grid reference NS 6026 5698, thence northwestwards, southwards, westwards, southwestwards, westwards again and then generally southwards along that district boundary to the point of commencement.

Signed

James Douglas-Hamilton — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 11th February 1988

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers two areas of ground extending to approximately 67 acres at Carmunnock from East Kilbride District to City of Glasgow District and makes consequential changes to electoral arrangements.

The map annexed to and forming part of this note gives a general guide to the areas affected by this Order as from 1st April 1988.

Copies of the detailed boundary map defined in article 2 of this Order may be inspected at the offices of any of the local authorities referred to in this Order, and may be inspected at or purchased from the Scottish Development Department’s Map Library, New St Andrew’s House, St James Centre, Edinburgh, EH1 3SZ.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1973 c. 65

[^f00002]: S.I. 1977/8

[^f00003]: The electoral divisions of Strathclyde Region were constituted by S.I. 1979/673, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

[^f00004]: The wards of East Kilbride District were constituted by S.I. 1981/489, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

[^f00005]: The wards of City of Glasgow District were constituted by S.I. 1981/620