The Berwick-on-Tweed Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 103; long title An Act to make temporary Provision for the Boundaries of certain Boroughs) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed to remedy some defects of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. It was also referred to as the Municipal Boundaries Bill[1] and the Municipal Corporation (Boundaries) Act 1836.[2]

Berwick-on-Tweed Act 1836
Long titleAn Act to make temporary Provision for the Boundaries of certain Boroughs.
Citation6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 103
Introduced bySir John Campbell (Attorney General)
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent20 August 1836
Repealed1 April 1974
Other legislation
Repealed byLocal Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) (No. 2) Order 1974
Relates toMunicipal Corporations Act 1835
Status: Repealed
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted

Background

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A more comprehensive amendment of the 1835 act had been introduced by the second Melbourne ministry in the Commons in the 1836 parliamentary session (6 & 7 Will. 4), but the Lords objected to it,[3] and so three short bills were introduced and passed the week before prorogation to deal with urgent uncontroversial changes.[4][1] Besides the boundaries act (c. 103) were acts "for the better Administration of the Borough Fund in certain Boroughs" (c. 104) and "for the better Administration of Justice in certain Boroughs" (c. 105).[4] The boundaries act was expressed as making "temporary Provision" because the government intended to bring in a broader measure later; however, the ensuing bill was rejected in 1838.[5]

Provisions

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The act as passed had six sections:

Amendment and repeal

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The Municipal Corporations (New Charters) Act 1877 assigned the short title "The Municipal Corporation (Boundaries) Act, 1836".[10] The Municipal Corporations Act 1882 repealed all sections of c. 103 except that relating to Berwick,[2] which was amended by the Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888.[11] The short title "Berwick-on-Tweed Act 1836" was given by the Short Titles Act 1896.[12] The act was finally repealed by The Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) (No. 2) Order 1974,[13] a statutory instrument made under the Local Government Act 1972, which had made sweeping changes to local government in England and Wales.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Prorogation of Parliament". Hansard. 20 August 1836. HL Deb s3 v35 c1333. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Municipal Corporations Act 1882, First Schedule, Part One". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Index sv "Municipal Corporations; Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, c. 76, to provide for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in England and Wales, read; Bill to explain and amend"". JHC. 91. 1836.
  4. ^ a b "Municipal Corporation Act Amendment". Hansard. 13 August 1836. HC Deb s3 v35 c1215. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Municipal Boundaries". Hansard. 14 March 1838. HC Deb s3 v41 cc891–898. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. ^ Chitty 1851, p.886 fn (a)
  7. ^ Commissioners under the Local Government Act 1888 (1892). Minutes of Evidence, with Orders and Appendix. Command papers. Vol. C.6981-I. London: HMSO. p. 389.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Municipal Corporations Act 1835, s.1 and Schedule A
  9. ^ Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832, s.36 and Schedule O Chapter 11
  10. ^ Municipal Corporations (New Charters) Act 1877 (14 August 1877; 40 & 41 Vict. c. 69) s. 2 and First Schedule
  11. ^ "Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888, s. 1 and Schedule". electronic Irish Statute Book. 20 July 1896. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Short Titles Act 1896, s. 1 and Schedule". electronic Irish Statute Book. 20 July 1896. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  13. ^ "The Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) (No. 2) Order 1974 [UK S.I. 1974 No. 595] Schedule 1 Part I". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

Sources

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