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Interpretation
     2. In this Order -

"county" means the county of Devon;

"existing", in relation to an electoral division or ward, means the electoral division or ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

references to wards, unless the context otherwise requires, are references to district, borough and city wards in the county[5];

any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked "Map referred to in the County of Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2004", of which prints are available for inspection at -

(a) the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

(b) the offices of Devon County Council; and

any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.

Electoral divisions of the county of Devon
     3.  - (1) The existing electoral divisions of the county[6] shall be abolished.

    (2) The county shall be divided into sixty-two electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

    (3) The electoral divisions shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards, parishes, or parish wards and the number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division shall be one.

    (4) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

Wards of the parish of Sidmouth
     4.  - (1) The existing wards of the parish of Sidmouth shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into eight parish wards which shall bear the names East, North, Primley, Salcombe Regis, Sidbury, Sidmouth Village, South and West; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 1 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

    (3) The number of councillors to be elected for each of the North, South and West parish wards shall be three and for each of the East, Primley, Salcombe Regis, Sidbury and Sidmouth Village parish wards shall be two.

Maps
     5. Devon County Council shall make a print of the map marked "Map referred to in the County of Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2004" available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral registers
     6. The Electoral Registration Officer[7] for each district, borough or city in the county shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.

Revocation
     7. The County of Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order (1981)[8] is revoked, save for article 5.



Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the


28th day of October 2004

L.S.

Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission

28th October 2004


Jacqui Dixon
Secretary to the Commission

28th October 2004

[2] The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).back

[3] This section has been amended by section 89(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22), S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.back

[4] This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.back

[5] See the District of East Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2467), the City of Exeter (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2468), the District of Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2470), the District of North Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2469), the District of South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2487), the District of Teignbridge (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2471), the District of Torridge (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2472), and the Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2473) as amended by the Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2678).back

[6] See the County of Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1748). The area of the county of Devon was altered by the Devon (City of Plymouth and Borough of Torbay) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1865).back

[7] As to electoral registration officers and the register of local government electors, see sections 8 to 13 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2).back

[8] S.I. 1981/1748.back

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