Paragraph 8 I1

(1)

In section 55(1) (review of local government areas in Wales), for “counties and districts” substitute “ principal areas ” and for “county or district” substitute “ principal area ”.

(2)

In section 55(2)—

(a)

for the words from “Upon the completion” to “whole of their district” substitute “ It shall be the duty of each Welsh principal council to keep the whole of their area ”;

(b)

for “in their district” substitute “ in their area ”; and

(c)

for “the district council” substitute (in both places) “ the principal council ”.

(3)

In section 55(3)—

(a)

for “any district” substitute “ any principal area ”;

(b)

for “that district or” substitute “ that principal area or ”;

(c)

for “the district council” substitute “ the principal council ”; and

(d)

for “that district for” substitute “ that principal area for ”.

(4)

In section 55(4)—

(a)

for “one district” substitute “ one principal area ”; and

(b)

for “districts” substitute (in both places) “ principal areas ”.

(5)

In section 55(5), for “district council” substitute “ principal council ”, in paragraph (a) omit “(other than a community which is co-extensive with a district)” and after paragraph (e) insert—

“(f)
the alteration of the boundaries of any preserved county;”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 15 para. 8 wholly in force at 1.4.1996; Sch. 15 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 66; Sch. 15 para. 8(5) in force at 24.10.1994 by S.I. 1994/2790, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (subject to art. 2(2)(3); Sch. 15 para. 8(1)-(4) in force at 1.4.1996 by S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2