Introductory text

Whereas it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient in the interests of efficiency that a combination scheme should be made for the areas of the new principal councils referred to in paragraph 3 of the scheme set out in the Schedule hereto (“the scheme”), being new principal areas within the meaning of section 23 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994^f1 (“the 1994 Act”), and no scheme satisfactory to him has been submitted to him by those councils;

And whereas the proposed scheme relates only to new principal areas;

And whereas notice of the general nature of the scheme has been given under section 6(2) of the Fire Services Act 1947^f2 (“the 1947 Act”) to the existing authorities whose areas lie wholly or partly within the proposed combined area, and to each of the new principal councils concerned;

And whereas the Secretary of State has considered the representations made to him with respect to the scheme before the end of the period specified in such notice;

And whereas a draft of the Order containing the draft scheme has been laid before Parliament for a period of forty days pursuant to section 6 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946^f3, and that period has expired without either House resolving that the Order be not made;