The Central and Fife Regions and Clackmannan and Dunfermline Districts (River Forth, Kilbagie Mill, Slack Cottage and River Black Devon) Boundaries Amendment Order 1993

Made: 19th April 1993

Laid before Parliament: 26th April 1993

Coming into force: 17th May 1993

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:

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Central and Fife Regions and Clackmannan and Dunfermline Districts (River Forth, Kilbagie Mill, Slack Cottage and River Black Devon) Boundaries Amendment Order 1993, and shall come into force on 17th May 1993.

Interpretation

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In this Order–

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

• “boundary map 1” means the map prepared by the Scottish Office marked “The Central and Fife Regions and Clackmannan and Dunfermline Districts (River Forth, Kilbagie Mill, Slack Cottage and River Black Devon) Boundaries Amendment Order 1993 Map 1” and deposited in accordance with regulation 3 of the 1977 Regulations;

• “boundary map 2” means the map prepared by the Scottish Office marked “The Central and Fife Regions and Clackmannan and Dunfermline Districts (River Forth, Kilbagie Mill, Slack Cottage and River Black Devon) Boundaries Amendment Order 1993 Map 2” and deposited in accordance with regulation 3 of the 1977 Regulations;

and, in the Schedule to this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a regional boundary is a reference to such a boundary as it exists immediately before the commencement of this Order.

Application of the 1977 Regulations

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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

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• (1) Those parts of Dunfermline District in Fife Region, being the areas described in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, namely:–

• (a) areas A, B and E, which areas are shown delineated, hatched and marked area “A”, area “B” and area “E” respectively on boundary map 1; and

• (b) area G, which area is shown delineated, hatched and marked area “G” on boundary map 2,

shall be transferred to Clackmannan District in Central Region.

• (2) Those parts of Clackmannan District in Central Region, being the areas described in Part II of the Schedule to this Order, namely:–

• (a) areas C and D, which areas are shown delineated, hatched and marked area “C” and area “D” respectively on boundary map 1; and

• (b) area F, which area is shown delineated, hatched and marked area “F” on boundary map 2,

shall be transferred to Dunfermline District in Fife Region.

• (3) The regional boundary between Central Region and Fife Region between the Grid Reference points quoted in Part III of the Schedule to this Order shall be adjusted so that it is constituted by the centre line of the River Black Devon, as shown on boundary map 2, and consequently–

• (a) those areas within Clackmannan District in Central Region and on the southern or eastern bank of the said river or to the south or east of its centre line shall be transferred to Dunfermline District in Fife Region, and

• (b) those areas within Dunfermline District in Fife Region and on the northern or western bank of the said river or to the north or west of its centre line shall be transferred to Clackmannan District in Central Region.

Consequential changes of electoral arrangements

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• (1) Each of the areas A, B, E and G described in Part I of the Schedule to this Order (being the areas A, B, E and G transferred by article 4(1)(a) and (b) of this Order)–

• (a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 29 (Kincardine/Valleyfield) of Fife Region([^f00003]) and of ward 1 (Kincardine/Culross) of Dunfermline District([^f00004]); and

• (b) shall form part of electoral division 2 (Forthbank) of Central Region ([^f00005]) and of ward 4 (Clackmannan) of Clackmannan District([^f00006]).

• (2) Each of the areas C, D and F described in Part II of the Schedule to this Order (being the areas C, D and F transferred by article 4(2)(a) and (b) of this Order)–

• (a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 2 (Forthbank) of Central Region and of ward 4 (Clackmannan) of Clackmannan District; and

• (b) shall form part of electoral division 29 (Kincardine/Valleyfield) of Fife Region and of ward 1 (Kincardine/Culross) of Dunfermline District.

• (3) Each of the areas within Clackmannan District in Central Region and on the southern or eastern bank of the River Black Devon between the Grid Reference points quoted in Part III of the Schedule to this Order (being the areas transferred by article 4(3)(a) of this Order)–

• (a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 2 (Forthbank) of Central Region and of ward 4 (Clackmannan) of Clackmannan District; and

• (b) shall form part of electoral division 30 (Oakley/Saline) of Fife Region and of ward 4 (Oakley North/Saline) of Dunfermline District.

• (4) Each of the areas within Dunfermline District in Fife Region and on the northern or western bank of the River Black Devon between the Grid Reference points quoted in Part III of the Schedule to this Order (being the areas transferred by article 4(3)(b) of this Order)–

• (a) shall cease to form part of electoral division 30 (Oakley/Saline) of Fife Region and of ward 4 (Oakley North/Saline) of Dunfermline District; and

• (b) shall form part of electoral division 2 (Forthbank) of Central Region and of ward 4 (Clackmannan) of Clackmannan District.

SCHEDULE

PART I

AREA A

The area bounded by a line commencing at a point on the Central/Fife regional boundary (Grid Reference NS92018893) in the Canal Burn at the Normal Tidal Limit; then southeastwards in a straight line to the point, being the northwestern corner of the premises of the Electricity Power Station at Kincardine-on-Forth (Grid Reference NS92028890); then southwestwards along the west face of the fence bounding the western side of the said Station premises to a point at Grid Reference NS91838851; then southwestwards in a straight line to rejoin the said boundary at its easternmost point, being at the centre, at Low Water, of the channel of the River Forth (Grid Reference NS91478800); then generally northeastwards along the said boundary to the point of commencement.

AREA B

AREA E

AREA G

PART II

AREA C

AREA D

AREA F

PART III

The Central/Fife regional boundary shall, between Grid Reference points NS96739358 and NS98339420, be the centre line of the River Black Devon.

Signed

Allan Stewart — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 19th April 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers on 17th May 1993 seven areas amounting in total to approximately 14.7 hectares between Clackmannan District in Central Region and Dunfermline District in Fife Region. It also provides that, between two quoted Grid Reference points, the boundary between the said Regions shall be the centre line of the River Black Devon, and therefore transfers several small areas by or in the said river from one Region to the other. It also makes consequential changes to electoral arrangements.

The maps annexed to and forming part of this note give a general guide to the areas affected by this Order.

Copies of the detailed boundary maps 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 Office Environment Department’s Map Library, New St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh, EH1 3TG.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1973 c. 65.

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

[^f00003]: The electoral divisions of Fife Region were constituted by S.I. 1977/1983 and amended by S.I. 1981/1866 and 1984/382.

[^f00004]: The wards of Dunfermline District were constituted by S.I. 1979/1345.

[^f00005]: The electoral divisions of Central Region were constituted by S.I. 1977/1984 and amended by S.I. 1983/535. Seealso S.I. 1993/340.

[^f00006]: The wards of Clackmannan District were constituted by S.I. 1979/821.