Tyrone County Council
Tyrone County Council | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 18 April 1899 |
| Disbanded | 1 October 1973 |
| Succeeded by | Cookstown District Council Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council Omagh District Council Strabane District Council |
| Meeting place | |
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| County Hall, Omagh | |
Tyrone County Council was the authority responsible for local government in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
History
[edit]Tyrone County Council was formed under orders issued in accordance with the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 which came into effect on 18 April 1899.[1] It was originally based at Omagh Courthouse[2] but moved to County Hall in Omagh in 1962.[3] It was abolished in accordance with the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 on 1 October 1973.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Orders declaring the boundaries of administrative counties and defining county electoral divisions". 27th Report of the Local Government Board for Ireland (Cmd.9480). Dublin: HMSO. 1900. pp. 235–330.
- ^ "No. 1436". The Belfast Gazette. 31 December 1948. p. 326.
- ^ Rowan, Alistair (1979). North West Ulster: The Counties of Londonderry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland). Yale University Press. p. 448. ISBN 978-0300096675.
- ^ "Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2019.