Article 2 InterpretationI1I2

In this Order—

• “electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which councillors are elected to Monmouthshire County Council;

• “existing” (“presennol”), in relation to a local government or electoral area, means that area as it exists immediately before the time and day set out in article 1(3);

• “new” (“newydd”), in relation to a local government or electoral area, means that area as established by this Order;

• “the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976^f1;

• any reference to a map means one of the 166 maps marked “Map of the Monmouthshire (Communities) Order 2021”, deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations, labelled “1” to “166”, and a reference to a numbered map is a reference to the map that bears that number;

• where a boundary is shown on a map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature;

• words and expressions used in this Order have the same meaning as they have in the Local Government Act 1972 as saved, except so far as a contrary intention appears.

The provisions in this Order take precedence over any conflicting provision in any previous statutory instrument made under section 58(2) of the 1972 Act or order made under sections 37(1), 38(1) or 39(1) of the F1Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013^f2.