# The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Transitional Provisions No. 2) Order 1995, Article 5: Application of Secretary of State directions etc to new authorities during the transitional period


Where under any provision the Secretary of State is empowered to give directions or issue guidance to an existing authority, or is otherwise empowered to make a decision in relation to an existing authority, that power may be exercised during the transitional period in relation to a new authority to the extent that this is consistent with the powers and duties conferred and imposed on such authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1042/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-wales-transitional-provisions-no-2-order-1995/article-5
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