The Local Authorities (Changing Executive Arrangements and Alternative Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2004

Name, commencement, application and interpretation

1.—(1) The name of these Regulations is the Local Authorities (Changing Executive Arrangements and Alternative Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2004 and they come into force on 9 December 2004.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales and, accordingly, references in these Regulations to a local authority are references to a local authority in Wales(1).

(3) In these Regulations —

“the 2000 Act” (“Deddf 2000”) means the Local Government Act 2000;

“alternative arrangements” (“trefniadau amgen”) means the arrangements specified in the Local Authorities (Alternative Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2001(2); and

“the Assembly” (“y Cynulliad”) means the National Assembly for Wales.

(1)

See section 48(1) of the Local Government Act 2000 for the definition of “local authority”.

(2)

S.I. 2001/2284 (W.173), amended by S.I. 2001/3711, 2002/810, 2003/155, 2003/2676 and 2004/3092.