# Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Section 5: Change of status from county to county borough.


For section 245A of the 1972 Act substitute—
“ Change of status of Welsh county to county borough.
245A (1) Where a petition is presented to Her Majesty by the council of a county in Wales praying for the grant of a charter under this section, Her Majesty, on the advice of Her Privy Council, may by charter confer on that county the status of a county borough.
(2) No such petition shall be presented unless a resolution of the council has been passed by not less than two-thirds of the members voting at a meeting of the council specially convened for the purpose.
(3) No charter under this section shall take effect before 1st April 1996.
(4) A county borough which has acquired that status by a charter under this section—
(a) shall be a county borough; but
(b) shall not be treated as a borough for the purposes of any Act passed before 1st April 1974.
(5) This section shall have effect subject to any provision made by a grant under Her Majesty’s prerogative and, in particular, to any provision granting the status of a royal borough or conferring any style on any person.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/19/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-wales-act-1994/section-5
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