The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996
This Order gives effect to the recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England in respect of the structure of local government in the county of Hereford and Worcester by providing for the abolition of the existing county, the constitution of a new district of Herefordshire (in which there will be only a single principal tier of local government) and the constitution of a new county of Worcestershire (in which there will be two principal tiers of local government). It also provides for the constitution of a new district of Malvern Hills within the new county of Worcestershire.