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Subject to paragraph (2), all records of an old authority which is a county council shall vest in, or, as the case may be, transfer to the custody of, the successor authorities in relation to that council.

The records of Powys County Council and Swansea City Council, which exist immediately before 1st April 1996, shall vest in, or, as the case may be, transfer to the custody of, the councils of Powys and Swansea established under the 1994 Act respectively.

Rights and liabilities of an old authority in respect of records shall vest in the authorities in which such records are vested, or, as the case may be, to which custody of such records is transferred by virtue of paragraph (1) or (2).

In this article, “records” has the same meaning as in section 60 of the 1994 Act.