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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order creates five new local justice areas by combining certain existing local justice areas. It amends the list of local justice areas in the Local Justice Areas Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/554) to reflect the changes.

The new local justice areas and the existing areas they combine are as follows:

  • West Glamorgan replaces the areas of Neath Port Talbot and Swansea County.

    Suffolk replaces the areas of North East Suffolk, South East Suffolk and West Suffolk.

    North East Wales replaces the areas of Wrexham Maelor and Flintshire.

    North and West Cumbria replaces the areas of North Cumbria and West Cumbria

    South Cumbria replaces the areas of Furness and District and South Lakeland.

The Order comes into force on 8th August 2014 for the purpose of enabling appointments to be made, elections to be held and bodies formed on the basis of the altered local justice areas. The Order comes into force on 1st January 2015 for the substantive creation of the new local justice areas.