{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-closure-of-accounts-wales-order-1995",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-closure-of-accounts-wales-order-1995.json",
  "id": "uksi/1995/1043",
  "title": "The Local Authorities (Closure of Accounts) (Wales) Order 1995",
  "short_title": "Local Authorities (Closure of Accounts) 1995",
  "long_title": "The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 reorganises local government in Wales with effect from 1st April 1996. On that date the new councils established by the 1994 Act will take over the administration of local government from the existing authorities which will be abolished. This Order designates new councils who will be responsible for the closure of accounts of old authorities as specified.",
  "citation": "S.I. 1995/1043",
  "type": "uksi",
  "year": "1995",
  "number": "1043",
  "version": "current",
  "date": "1995-04-04",
  "revised": false,
  "valid_from": null,
  "extent": null,
  "unapplied_effects": 0,
  "provisions": [
    {
      "path": "introduction",
      "kind": "introduction",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Introductory text",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-closure-of-accounts-wales-order-1995/introduction",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/1",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "1",
      "heading": "Citation and Commencement",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-closure-of-accounts-wales-order-1995/article-1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/2",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "2",
      "heading": "Interpretation",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-closure-of-accounts-wales-order-1995/article-2",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/3",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "3",
      "heading": "Designation of new authorities for closure of old authorities' accounts",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-closure-of-accounts-wales-order-1995/article-3",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "signature",
      "kind": "signature",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Signature",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-closure-of-accounts-wales-order-1995/signature",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule",
      "kind": "schedule",
      "number": null,
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-closure-of-accounts-wales-order-1995/schedule",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "note",
      "kind": "note",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Explanatory note",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-closure-of-accounts-wales-order-1995/note",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    }
  ],
  "has_text": true,
  "pdfs": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "made_under": [
    {
      "id": "ukpga/1994/19",
      "title": "Local Government (Wales) Act 1994",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-wales-act-1994",
      "provisions": [
        "schedule/17/paragraph/12"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "changes_made_to": 0,
  "changes_made_to_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-closure-of-accounts-wales-order-1995/changes.json",
  "changes_made_by": 0,
  "changes_made_by_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-closure-of-accounts-wales-order-1995/changes/by-it.json",
  "instruments_made_under": 0,
  "instruments_made_under_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-closure-of-accounts-wales-order-1995/instruments.json",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1043",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:10:59.879401+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."
}