{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/schedule-4/part-III",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/schedule-4/part-III.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1972/70",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972",
  "path": "schedule/4/part/III",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": "The Preserved Counties And Their Areas",
  "text": "Name\nArea\nClwyd\nThe county of Clwyd, but excluding the communities of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Llansilin and Llangedwyn.\nDyfed\nThe county of Dyfed.\nGwent\nThe county of Gwent.\nGwynedd\nThe county of Gwynedd.\nMid Glamorgan Morgannwg Ganol\nThe county of Mid Glamorgan, but excluding the communities of Wick, St Bride’s Major, Ewenny and Pentyrch.\nPowys\nThe county of Powys with the addition of the communities of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Llansilin and Llangedwyn from the county of Clwyd.\nSouth Glamorgan De Morgannwg\nThe county of South Glamorgan with the addition of the communities of Wick, St Bride’s Major, Ewenny and Pentyrch from the county of Mid Glamorgan.\nWest Glamorgan Gorllewin Morgannwg.\nThe county of West Glamorgan.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 Pt. III substituted (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 1(2), 66(2)(b), Sch. 1 para. 3 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/schedule/4/part/III",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:48:26.887741+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."
}