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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-wales-staff-order-1996/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/501",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Staff) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-wales-staff-order-1996",
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  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\nCategories of employees of old authorities\nNew Authority\nCategory 1\nAny person employed by one of the following authorities except—\n(a) in relation to Arfon Borough Council or Powys County Council, a person who falls within Category 2;\n(b) a person who falls within Category 4; and\n(c) a person who falls within Category 6.\nAberconwy Borough Council\nAberconwy and Colwyn County Borough Council\nAlyn and Deeside District Council\nFlintshire County Council\nArfon Borough Council\nCaernarfonshire and Merionethshire County Council\nBrecknock Borough Council\nPowys County Council\nCardiff City Council\nCardiff County Council\nCarmarthen District Council\nCarmarthenshire County Council\nColwyn Borough Council\nAberconwy and Colwyn County Borough Council\nCyngor Dosbarth Ceredigion\nCardiganshire County Council\nCyngor Dosbarth Dwyfor\nCaernarfonshire and Merionethshire County Council\nCynon Valley Borough Council\nRhondda, Cynon, Taff County Borough Council\nDelyn Borough Council\nFlintshire County Council\nDinefwr Borough Council\nCarmarthenshire County Council\nIslwyn Borough Council\nCaerphilly County Borough Council\nLlanelli Borough Council\nCarmarthenshire County Council\nMeirionydd District Council\nCaernarfonshire and Merionethshire County Council\nMerthyr Tydfil Borough Council\nMerthyr Tydfil County Borough Council\nMonmouth Borough Council\nMonmouthshire County Council\nMontgomeryshire District Council\nPowys County Council\nNeath Borough Council\nNeath and Port Talbot County Borough Council\nNewport Borough Council\nNewport County Borough Council\nPort Talbot Borough Council\nNeath and Port Talbot County Borough Council\nPowys County Council\nPowys County Council\nPreseli Pembrokeshire District Council\nPembrokeshire County Council\nRadnorshire District Council\nPowys County Council\nRhondda Borough Council\nRhondda, Cynon, Taff County Borough Council\nRhuddlan Borough Council\nDenbighshire County Council\nRhymney Valley District Council\nCaerphilly County Borough Council\nSouth Pembrokeshire District Council\nPembrokeshire County Council\nSwansea City Council\nSwansea County Council\nTorfaen Borough Council\nTorfaen County Borough Council\nVale of Glamorgan Borough Council\nThe Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council\nWrexham Maelor Borough Council\nWrexham County Borough Council\nYnys Môn—Isle of Anglesey Borough Council\nAnglesey County Council\nMilford Port Health Authority\nPembrokeshire County Council\nCategory 2\nAny person specified by name in, or within a class or description set out in, any of the numbered Parts of the deposited list referred to below:—\nArfon Borough Council\nPart 1 Blaenau Gwent Borough Council\nAberconwy and Colwyn County Borough Council\nPart 2 (a)\nBlaneau Gwent County Borough Council\n(b)\nMonmouthshire County Council\nClwyd County Council\nPart 3 (a)\nAberconwy and Colwyn County Borough Council\n(b)\nDenbighshire County Council\n(c)\nFlintshire County Council\n(d)\nPowys County Council\n(e)\nWrexham County Borough Council\nDyfed County Council\nPart 4 (a)\nCardiganshire County Council\n(b)\nCarmarthenshire County Council\n(c)\nPembrokeshire County Council\n(d)\nPembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority\nGlyndŵr District Council\nPart 5 (a)\nDenbighshire County Council\n(b)\nPowys County Council\n(c)\nWrexham County Borough Council\nGwent County Council\nPart 6 (a)\nBlaenau Gwent County Borough Council\n(b)\nCaerphilly County Borough Council\n(c)\nMonmouthshire County Council\n(d)\nNewport County Borough Council\n(e)\nTorfaen County Borough Council\n(f)\nBlaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council, Monmouthshire County Council, Newport County Borough Council and Torfaen County Borough Council\nGwynedd County Council\nPart 7 (a)\nAberconwy and Colwyn County Borough Council\n(b)\nAnglesey County Council\n(c)\nCaernarfonshire and Merionethshire County Council\n(d)\nSnowdonia National Park Authority\n(e)\nAnglesey County Council and Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire County Council\nLliw Valley Borough Council\nPart 8 (a)\nNeath and Port Talbot County Borough Council\n(b)\nSwansea County Council\nMid Glamorgan County Council\nPart 9 (a)\nBridgend County Borough Council\n(b)\nCaerphilly County Borough Council\n(c)\nCardiff County Council\n(d)\nMerthyr Tydfil County Borough Council\n(e)\nRhondda, Cynon, Taff County Borough Council\n(f)\nThe Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council\n(g)\nBridgend County Borough Council, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council and Rhondda, Cynon, Taff County Borough Council\n(h)\nBridgend County Borough Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council, Cardiff County Council, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff County Borough Council and the Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council\nOgwr Borough Council\nPart 10 (a)\nBridgend County Borough Council\n(b)\nThe Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council\nPowys County Council\nPart 11\nBrecon Beacons National Park Authority\nSouth Glamorgan County Council\nPart 12 (a)\nCardiff County Council\n(b)\nThe Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council\nTaff-Ely Borough Council\nPart 13 (a)\nCardiff County Council\n(b)\nRhondda, Cynon, Taff County Borough Council\nWest Glamorgan County Council\nPart 14 (a)\nNeath and Port Talbot County Borough Council\n(b)\nSwansea County Council\nCategory 3\nAny person employed jointly by two or more old authorities in connection with the functions of a joint committee which continues to exist on and after 1 April 1996 by virtue of section 59(11) and (12) of the 1994 Act.\nThe new authorities by whom, or in connection with whom, the committee is deemed to have been appointed by virtue of section 59(12) of the 1994 Act.\nCategory 4\nAny person employed by one of the constituent authorities of a joint committee (being a committee which continues to exist on and after 1st April 1996 by virtue of section 59(11) and (12) of the 1994 Act) wholly or mainly in connection with the functions of that committee except a person who falls within categories 2 or 6.\nThe new authority whose area includes the whole of the area of the old authority by whom the person was employed or, in cases where the area of that old authority falls within the areas of two or more new authorities, the new authority whose area includes the greater or greatest part of the area of the old authority.\nCategory 5\nAny person employed jointly by two or more old authorities in connection with the functions of a joint committee which ceases to exist as a result of the 1994 Act.\nThe new authority within whose area the functions of the former committee will be carried out.\nCategory 6\nAny person employed by one of the constituent authorities of a joint committee which ceases to exist as a result of the 1994 Act, where that person is employed wholly or mainly in connection with the functions of that committee except a person who falls within category 2.\nThe new authority within whose area the functions of the former committee will be carried out.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/905",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Staff) (No. 2) Order 1996"
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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