The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Consequential Amendments) Order 1995

Statutory Instruments

1995 No. 115

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Consequential Amendments) Order 1995

Made

17th January 1995

Laid before Parliament

20th January 1995

Coming into force

17th February 1995

The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 54(1) and (2)(e) and 63(5)(a) of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Consequential Amendments) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 17th February 1995.

2.  In this Order, “the 1988 Act” means the Local Government Act 1988(2).

3.  In subsection (2) of section 1 of the 1988 Act (meaning of “local authority”), omit “and Wales” and (in paragraph (a)) “a community council”, and after that subsection insert—

“(2A) In the application of this Part to Wales, “local authority” in subsection (1) above means a county council, a county borough council or a community council.”.

4.  In relation to any work carried out or proposed to be carried out at any time before 1st April 1996, section 1(2A) of the 1988 Act (as inserted by article 3 above) shall have effect as if for the words “county borough” there were substituted the word “district”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Gwilym Jones

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

17th January 1995

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 1 of the Local Government Act 1988 specifies certain “defined authorities” for the purpose of Part I of that Act (Competition). A “local authority” is classed as a defined authority, and for England and Wales the definition of “local authority” is in Section 1(2). This Order amends that definition to include the new authorities to be established in Wales in consequence of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. The status of the existing authorities which will remain in existence until 1st April 1996, as defined authorities, is preserved by article 4.

(1)

1994 c. 19.

(2)

1988 c. 9.