# The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales)(Finance) Order 1996, Article 17: Grants


(1) Any functions of the Secretary of State or a local authority exercisable under Part V of the 1988 Act (grants) by or in relation to a divided authority in respect of a preceding year shall on and after 1st April 1996 be exercisable by or in relation to the designated authority.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), anything done by or in relation to a divided authority in the exercise of any function under Part V of the 1988 Act shall be treated as if it had been done by or in relation to the designated authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/88/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-walesfinance-order-1996/article-17
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