Local Government (Wales) Act 1994

8 (1) In section 55(1) (review of local government areas in Wales), for “counties and districts” substitute “principal areas” and for “county or district” substitute “principal area”.

(2) In section 55(2)—

(a) for the words from “Upon the completion” to “whole of their district” substitute “It shall be the duty of each Welsh principal council to keep the whole of their area”;

(b) for “in their district” substitute “in their area”; and

(c) for “the district council” substitute (in both places) “the principal council”.

(3) In section 55(3)—

(a) for “any district” substitute “any principal area”;

(b) for “that district or” substitute “that principal area or”;

(c) for “the district council” substitute “the principal council”; and

(d) for “that district for” substitute “that principal area for”.

(4) In section 55(4)—

(a) for “one district” substitute “one principal area”; and

(b) for “districts” substitute (in both places) “principal areas”.

(5) In section 55(5), for “district council” substitute “principal council”, in paragraph (a) omit “(other than a community which is co-extensive with a district)” and after paragraph (e) insert—

“(f) the alteration of the boundaries of any preserved county;”.