The City of Edinburgh and East Lothian Districts (Newhailes) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988

Made: 15th January 1988

Laid before Parliament: 25th January 1988

Coming into force: 15th February 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 City of Edinburgh and East Lothian Districts (Newhailes) Boundaries Amendment Order 1988, and shall come into force on 15th February 1988.

Interpretation

2

In this Order—

• “the 1977 Regulations” means the Local Government Area Changes (Scotland) Regulations 1977[^f00001]; and

• “boundary map” means the map prepared by the Scottish Office, marked “The City of Edinburgh and East Lothian Districts (Newhailes) 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 change 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 change

4

Part of City of Edinburgh District containing an area of ground at Newhailes, being the area described in the Schedule to this Order and shown delineated and hatched on the boundary map, shall be transferred to East Lothian District.

Consequential changes of electoral arrangements

5

The area described in the Schedule to this Order (being the area transferred by article 4 of this Order)—

• (a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 39 (Niddrie/Craigmillar) of Lothian Region[^f00002] and of ward 61 (Niddrie) of City of Edinburgh District[^f00003]; and

• (b) shall form part of electoral division 45 (Musselburgh) of Lothian Region and of ward 4 (Musselburgh (West)) of East Lothian District[^f00004].

SCHEDULE

The area bounded by a line commencing on the district boundary at a point grid reference NT 3239 7225, thence northwestwards, generally northwards and then eastwards by a field boundary to rejoin the district boundary at a point grid reference NT 3253 7294, thence generally southwards, southeastwards and southwestwards along that district boundary to the point of commencement.

Signed

James Douglas-Hamilton — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 15th January 1988

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers an area of approximately 6 acres at Newhailes from City of Edinburgh District to East Lothian District and makes consequential changes to electoral arrangements.

The map annexed to and forming part of this note gives a general guide to the area affected by this Order as from 15th February 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 Lothian Region were constituted by S.I. 1978/418, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

[^f00004]: The wards of City of Edinburgh District were constituted by S.I. 1979/1291, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.