Greater Manchester Act 1981
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Greater Manchester
Act
1981
c. ix 1
ELIZABETH H
1981 CHAPTER ix
An Act to re-enact with amendments and to extend
certain local enactments in force within the metropolitan
county of Greater Manchester; to confer further
powers on the Greater Manchester County Council,
the Borough Council of Bolton, the Council of the
Metropolitan Borough of Bury, the Council of the
City of Manchester, the Oldham Borough Council,
the Rochdale Borough Council, the Council of the
City of Salford, the Metropolitan Borough Council of
Stockport, the Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council,
the Trafford Borough Council and the Wigan Borough
Council; to make further provision with regard to the
environment, local government and improvement of the
county; and for other purposes. [15th April
1981
]
W
HEREAS by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972
1972
c.
70.
(hereinafter referred to as " the Act of 1972") the
metropolitan county of Greater Manchester (hereinafter
referred to as " the county ") was constituted on 1st April 1974
so as to consist of an area comprising the following districts
described
by
reference to administrative areas existing immediately
before the passing of the Act of 1972:—
The metropolitan borough of Bolton—
The county borough of Bolton;
c.
ix Greater Manchester Act 1981
In the administrative county of Lancaster—
the borough of Farnworth;
the urban districts of Blackrod, Horwich, Kearsley,
Little Lever and Westhoughton;
in the urban district of Turton, the Bradshaw North,
Bradshaw South, Bromley Cross and Eagley wards
and so much of the Egerton ward as lies south of
the boundary specified in respect of that ward by
1973/297. the Divided Areas (Boundaries) Order 1973:
The metropolitan borough of Bury—
The county borough of Bury;
In the administrative county of Lancaster—
the boroughs of Prestwich and Radcliffe;
the urban districts of Tottington and Whitefield;
in the urban district of Ramsbottom, the Central, East,
South and West wards:
The city of Manchester—
The county borough of Manchester;
In the administrative county of Chester, in the rural
district of Bucklow, the parish of Ringway:
The metropolitan borough of Oldham—
The county borough of Oldham;
In the administrative county of Lancaster, the urban
districts of Chadderton, Crompton, Failsworth, Lees
and Roy ton;
In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding,
the urban district of Saddleworth:
The metropolitan borough of Rochdale—
The county borough of Rochdale;
In the administrative county of Lancaster—
the boroughs of Heywood and Middleton;
the urban districts of Littleborough, Milnrow and
Wardle:
The city of Salford—
The county borough of Salford;
In the administrative county of Lancaster—
the boroughs of Eccles and Swinton and Pendlebury;
the urban districts of Irlam and Worsley:
Greater Manchester Act 1981 c. ix 3
The metropolitan borough of Stockport—
The county borough of Stockport;
In the administrative county of Chester, the urban districts
of Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley,
Hazel Grove and Bramhall and Marple:
The metropolitan borough of Tameside—
In the administrative county of Chester—
the boroughs of Dukinfield, Hyde and Stalybridge;
the urban district of Longdendale;
In the administrative county of Lancaster—
the boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne and Mossley;
the urban districts of Audenshaw, Denton and
Droylsden:
The metropolitan borough of Trafford—
In the administrative county of Chester—
the boroughs of Altrincham and Sale;
the urban districts of Bowdon and Hale;
in the rural district of Bucklow, the parishes of
Carrington, Dunham Massey, Partington and
Warburton;
In the administrative county of Lancaster—
the borough of Stretford;
the urban district of Urmston:
The metropolitan borough of Wigan—
The county borough of Wigan;
In the administrative county of Lancaster—
the borough of Leigh;
the urban districts of Abram, Aspull, Atherton, Hindley,
Ince-in-Makerfield, Orrell, Standish-with-Langtree
and Tyldesley;
the urban district of Ashton-in-Makerfield, except the
ward in Merseyside;
the urban district of Golborne, except the wards in
Cheshire;
in the urban district of Billinge-and-Winstanley, the
Billinge Higher End ward and the Winstanley ward
except the detached parts;
in the rural district of Wigan, the parishes of Haigh,
Shevington and Worthington:
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