{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bridgend-and-the-vale-of-glamorgan-areas-order-1996/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bridgend-and-the-vale-of-glamorgan-areas-order-1996/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2915",
  "legislation_title": "The Bridgend and The Vale of Glamorgan (Areas) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bridgend-and-the-vale-of-glamorgan-areas-order-1996",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation and Commencement",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Bridgend and The Vale of Glamorgan (Areas) Order 1996.\n(2) This Order shall come into force on:—\n(a) 1st January 1997 for any of the purposes set out in regulation 4(1) of the Regulations;\n(b) 1st January 1997 for the purposes of articles 4(1) (so far as it relates to articles 4(2) and (7),) (2) and (7) and 5(1) (so far as it relates to article 5(7)) and (7) of this Order; and\n(c) 1st April 1997 for all other purposes.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2915/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:31:53.981913+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}