Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1971 (S.143)

The Strathclyde Passenger Transport Area (Designation) Order 1995

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1995 No. 1971 (S.143)

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The Strathclyde Passenger Transport Area (Designation) Order 1995

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 40(4) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994^[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and having consulted with such persons and bodies as he thinks fit in terms of section 40(6) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Commencement and citation
    1.    This Order shall come into force on 1st April 1996 and may be cited as the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Area (Designation) Order 1995.

Interpretation
    2.    In this Order—
"the 1994 Act" means the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
"direction" means a direction made by the Secretary of State under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the 1994 Act specifying the electoral wards into which a local government area is divided^[2];
"designated area" means the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Area designated by Article 3 of this Order;
"electoral ward" means an electoral ward as at 6th April 1995 specified in a direction; and
"local government area" means a local government area as at 6th April 1995 named in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act.

Designation of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Area
    3.    The area described in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated for the purposes of section 40 of the 1994 Act by the name of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Area.

James Douglas-Hamilton

Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh

24th July 1995

[1] 1994 c. 39. back

[2] Copies of the relevant directions and the relevant part of the Report of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland referred to therein are available free of charge from The Scottish Office Industry Department, Room 4/57, New St. Andrew's House, St. James Centre, Edinburgh, EH1 3TE. back

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