Citation and commencement

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993.

(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st December 1993 for any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976(2).

(3) For all other purposes, this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1994.

Interpretation

2. In this Order-

"Bromley" means the London borough of Bromley;

"Croydon" means the London borough of Croydon;

"district" includes a borough and a London borough;

"electoral division" means an electoral division of the county of Surrey;

"the map" means one or more of the 19 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked "Maps of the Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993", and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;

"Reigate" means the Surrey borough of Reigate and Banstead;

"Surrey" means the county of Surrey;

"Tandridge" means the Surrey district of Tandridge; any reference to an area as unparished is a reference to that area not forming part of any parish; and

"ward" means a district ward.

Transfers from Greater London (Croydon) to Surrey (Reigate and Tandridge)

3.-(1) Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Greater London, from Croydon and from the Croydon ward named in column 3 to-

(a)Surrey;

(b)the district mentioned in column 4;

(c)the ward, electoral division and petty sessional division so mentioned; and to

(d)the Surrey coroner's district

and shall remain unparished.

(2) The areas markedB on map 11;D on map 13; F & G on map 12;A on map 14; and B on maps 12 and 13;B, C and D on map 15shall cease to form part of the Metropolitan Police District. Transfers from Surrey (Reigate and Tandridge) to Greater London (Croydon)

4.-(1) Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Surrey, from the district, from the ward, and from the parish (if any) named in column 3 to-

(a)Greater London;

(b)Croydon;

(c)the Croydon ward mentioned in column 4;

(d)the Croydon petty sessional division and the Southern London coroner's district;

and shall become or remain unparished.

(2) The areas marked-

• A, B and C on map 9;

• A and B on map 10;

• A on map 11;

• A on map 12;

• E on maps 12 and 13;and

• A on map 15

shall additionally be transferred to the Metropolitan Police District.

Transfers within Greater London between Bromley and Croydon

5.-(1) Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Bromley, and from the Bromley ward named in column 3 to Croydon, to the Croydon ward mentioned in column 4, and to the Croydon petty sessional division.

(2) Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Croydon, and from the Croydon ward named in column 3 to Bromley, to the Bromley ward mentioned in column 4, and to the Bromley petty sessional division.

(3) All areas transferred by this article shall remain unparished.

Consequential ward changes within Croydon

6. The boundaries of wards in Croydon shall be altered as follows-

(a)the part of the Kenley ward marked C on map 13 shall be transferred to the Sanderstead ward; and

(b)the part of Monks Orchard ward marked C on map 4 shall be transferred to the Spring Park ward.

Town and country planning

7.-(1) In this article, "provision" means a provision of a development plan (as defined in section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(3)).

(2) Any provision applying to an area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply to that area, notwithstanding the transfer, until replaced by a provision which so applies, and which is expressed to supersede the preserved provision.

Application of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations-Chipstead Valley Primary School

8. Notwithstanding the transfer of area G on map 19 from Greater London, and from Croydon to Surrey and to Reigate, regulation 62 (Property, liabilities, contracts, etc., notices and proceedings) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 shall not apply to the Chipstead Valley Primary School or to any part of its site.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers areas between the counties of Greater London and Surrey, affecting the boundaries of the London borough of Croydon with the borough of Reigate and Banstead and with the district of Tandridge.

Changes are also made in the boundary between the London boroughs of Bromley and Croydon. Consequential alterations are made to the boundaries of local government electoral areas, of petty sessional divisions, of coroners' districts, and of the Metropolitan Police District.

Many of the transfers effected are small, consisting of minor realignments.

The larger transfers are described in the Table at the end of this Note, which also gives in approximate terms the total area (hectares) and population affected by each set of transfers. The Table is a general guide only to the areas affected, and the maps mentioned in article 2 should be inspected for full details of all transfers. Any person may inspect the maps at any reasonable time at the offices of the council for each borough or district affected, and additionally at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one. A special provision in the Order excludes Chipstead Valley Primary School from the usual rules relating to property transfer (which are contained in regulation 62).