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Section 1(4).
1 The provisions of this Schedule identify the areas which constitute counties in England, counties in Wales or areas in Scotland for the purposes of the lieutenancies in Great Britain.
2 The counties in England for the purposes of this Act are—
(a) Greater London (excluding the City of London);
(b) the areas which are to be regarded as counties for those purposes by virtue of paragraph 3; and
(c) any other areas in England which are counties for the purposes of the [1972. c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972.
3 The local government areas (or parts of local government areas) described in each entry in the second column of the following Table shall be regarded for the purposes of this Act as one county to be known by the name specified in the first column.
| County for the purposes of this Act | Local government areas |
|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes |
| Derbyshire | Derbyshire and Derby |
| Dorset | Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole |
| Durham | Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool and so much of Stockton-on-Tees as lies north of the line for the time being of the centre of the River Tees |
| The East Riding of Yorkshire | The East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston upon Hull (City of) |
| East Sussex | East Sussex and Brighton and Hove |
| Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire |
| Hampshire | Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton |
| Leicestershire | Leicestershire and Leicester |
| Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire |
| North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, York and so much of Stockton-on-Tees as lies south of the line for the time being of the centre of the River Tees |
| Somerset | Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset. |
| Staffordshire | Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent |
| Wiltshire | Wiltshire and Thamesdown. |
4 The City of London shall be treated as a county for the purposes of sections 5 and 6.
5 The Isles of Scilly shall be treated as part of the county of Cornwall for the purposes of this Act.
6 The counties in Wales for the purposes of this Act are the preserved counties, that is to say, the counties in Wales as they stood immediately before the passing of the [1994 c. 19.] Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (but subject to any redrawing of their boundaries by or under that Act or the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972).
7 The areas in Scotland for the purposes of this Act are—
(a) the cities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow; and
(b) the areas specified in an Order in Council under paragraph 8.
8 Her Majesty may by Order in Council divide Scotland (apart from the cities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow) into such areas for the purposes of this Act as She thinks fit.
9 Any deputy lieutenant who, immediately before the date on which an Order in Council under paragraph 8 is made, holds office for an area affected by the Order shall (without prejudice to any power of removal or directing removal from any office) continue to hold office on and after that date as deputy lieutenant for the area in which he resides or for such other area as may be specified in the Order.
Section 8(3).
1 The substitution of this Act for the enactments repealed or revoked by this Act does not affect the continuity of the law.
2 Anything done (including subordinate legislation made) or having effect as done under a provision reproduced in this Act has effect as if done under the corresponding provision of this Act.
3 References (express or implied) in this Act or any other enactment, instrument or document to a provision of this Act shall, so far as the context permits, be construed as including, in relation to times, circumstances and purposes before the commencement of this Act, a reference to corresponding earlier provisions.
4 A reference (express or implied) in any enactment, instrument or document to a provision reproduced in this Act shall be construed, so far as is required for continuing its effect, as being or, as the case may require, including a reference to the corresponding provision of this Act.
5 Any document made, served or issued on or after the commencement of this Act which contains a reference to any provision reproduced by this Act shall be construed, except so far as a contrary intention appears, as referring or, as the case may require, including a reference to the corresponding provision of this Act.
6 Nothing in this Act prevents the continuation in office of a lord-lieutenant, lieutenant or deputy lieutenant of a county or area who is in office immediately before the commencement of this Act.
This paragraph is without prejudice to any power of removal or directing removal from any office.
7 The repeal by this Act of paragraphs 13(2) and 14(2) of Schedule 8 to the [1996 c. 14.] Reserve Forces Act 1980 does not affect the operation of any Order in Council or order having effect as made under either of those paragraphs in relation to any person to whom that paragraph applied immediately before the commencement of this Act.
8 Any reference to a lieutenant of a county or Greater London—
(a) in any enactment passed before the end of the session in which the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972 was passed, or
(b) in any instrument made before 26th October 1972 (the date of the passing of that Act),
shall continue to be construed as a reference to the lord-lieutenant of a county or of Greater London (as the case may be).
9 Any reference to a lieutenant of a county in Scotland—
(a) in any enactment passed before the end of the session in which the [1973 c. 65.] Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 was passed, or
(b) in any instrument made before 25th October 1973 (the date of the passing of that Act),
shall continue to be construed as a reference to the lord-lieutenant holding office for an area in Scotland.
Lieutenancies Act 1997