# Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Paragraph 7


(1) In section 54(1) (proposals for changes in local government areas in Wales), for “district” substitute “ principal ” and for paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—
“(b) the constitution of a new local government area by—
(i) amalgamating two or more principal areas or two or more communities;
(ii) aggregating parts of principal areas or parts of communities; or
(iii) separating part of a principal area or part of a community;
(c) the abolition of a principal area and its distribution among other principal areas;
(cc) the abolition of a community and its distribution among other areas of the like description;”.
(2) Before section 54(2) insert—
“(1B) Where the Welsh Commission make proposals for the constitution of a new principal area, those proposals shall specify whether the new area should be a county or a county borough.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/19/schedule/15/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-wales-act-1994/schedule-15/paragraph-7
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