It remained part of the lieutenancy area of Aberdeenshire. The counties and county boroughs continue to exist for the purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty. It restated the combination of counties and counties corporate as lieutenancy counties. For the purposes of lieutenancy the counties constituted in 1974 were preserved. The Act also extinguished the lieutenancy of the Cinque Ports. It remains a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The county boundaries are officially used for a few purposes, namely land registration and lieutenancy. Fitzwilliam decided upon a memorial to be presented to the King defending his Lord Lieutenancy. Pitt first offered him the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland, which he politely refused. The new areas were also adopted for lieutenancy and shrievalty purposes. Fitzwilliam accepted the Lord Lieutenancy on 10 August. The six counties and two county-boroughs remain in use for purposes such as Lieutenancy. This was to be York's only military action during his second lieutenancy. For the purposes of the Lieutenancy it remains part of the ceremonial county of Dorset. The Lord Lieutenancy is purely an honorary titular position.