# The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Transitional Provisions) Order 1994

S.I. 1994/3124 · made 2 December 1994

Section 46 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 establishes committees comprising of representatives of the existing Welsh principal councils whose areas will be wholly or partly within the area of any new principal council created by the 1994 Act. These committees are known as transition committees and their function is to consider and advise on matters relevant to ensuring that the new Welsh councils will be able to function effectively from 1st April 1996.

Made under: Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (Section 54)

## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
WALES
Made 2nd December 1994
Laid before Parliament 9th December 1994
Coming into force 3rd January 1995
The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 54(1) and (2)(e) of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Transitional Provisions) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 3rd January 1995.

## 2 Interpretation

In this Order—
“the 1994 Act” means the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994;
“transition committee” has the same meaning as in section 46(1) of the 1994 Act; and
“the 1991 Regulations” means the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991.

## 3 Status of transition committees for the purpose of the 1991 Regulations

From the coming into force of this Order until 1st April 1995, a transition committee shall be a body within the terms of regulation 9(1)(c) of the 1991 Regulations.

## 4 Increase of allowances

(1) From the coming into force of this Order until 1st April 1995, the 1991 Regulations shall apply with the modifications specified in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In relation to a principal council in Wales, in regulation 12(c) (special responsibility allowance) the figure of £8,291 is increased to £9,120.
(3) In the Table to the Schedule—
(a) for the county councils in Wales the figure of £3,065 is increased to £3,371;
(b) for the district councils of Cardiff and Swansea the figure of £2,160 is increased to £2,376; and
(c) for the other district councils in Wales the figure of £1,500 is increased to £1,650.

## 5 Amendment of schemes

Regulation 7 of the 1991 Regulations shall apply so as to require the amendment of all existing schemes in such manner as is necessary to allow for the modifications which are to be applied in consequence of the preceding provisions of this Order.

## Signature

John Redwood
Secretary of State for Wales
2nd December 1994

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 46 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 establishes committees comprising of representatives of the existing Welsh principal councils whose areas will be wholly or partly within the area of any new principal council created by the 1994 Act. These committees are known as transition committees and their function is to consider and advise on matters relevant to ensuring that the new Welsh councils will be able to function effectively from 1st April 1996.
This Order makes provision for expenses to be payable to councillors serving as members of transition committees, by modifying the provisions of the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/351).

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