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Article 8 Community councils

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

The community council of any community, and the common community council of any communities, named in paragraph (3) of article 6 shall be dissolved.

(2)

The community wards of the communities of Fishguard and Goodwick, and Milford Haven shall be abolished.

(3)

There shall be a community council for each new community.

(4)

From the appointed day to 11th May 1987—

(a)

any person in office immediately before the appointed day as councillor for a community named or described in column (1) of Schedule 1, or a ward thereof, shall be a councillor of the community specified in respect of such community in column (2);

(b)

the Community Council of Boncath, Cwm Gwaun or Trecw®n shall consist of the district councillors for the wards wholly or partly containing the area of the community.

(5)

As from 11th May 1987—

(a)

the communities in respect of which new community wards are named in column (2) of Schedule 2 shall be divided into such wards, such wards consisting, subject to the provision of paragraphs (7) and (8) of article 6, of the areas shown by the relevant continuous green lines on the boundary map;

(b)

the number of councillors for each community named in column (1) of Schedule 2 not divided into community wards, and for each new community ward, shall be that shown in respect thereof in column (3).

(6)

Community councillors for the new communities named in column (1) of Schedule 2 not divided into community wards, and for the new community wards, shall be elected on 7th May 1987. The persons elected shall come into office on 11th May 1987 and shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1991.

(7)

The annual meetings of the new community councils for 1987 shall be convened by the officer appointed by the District Council for the purpose.

(8)

As from 11th May 1987 the number of councillors for any community named in column (1) of the following table shall be that specified in respect of the community in column (2).

Table

(1)

(2)

Burton10
Dale7
Johnston12
Letterston10
Llandissilio West8
Llanstadwell10
Manordeifi8
Mathry8
Newport12
Rosemarket8
St. Dogmaels10
St. Ishmael's8
(9)

The numbers of councillors for the communities of Ambleston, Freystrop and Spittal shall remain 7 in each case.

(10)

Regulation 8(1) (Councillors) of the Regulations shall not apply to any community or community ward in the District.