Citation, commencement, application and effect
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 26th November 2018.
(2) These Regulations apply in a case where a section 10 order provides for—
(a)the winding up and dissolution of two or more district councils; and
(b)the establishment of a single district council for an area which consists of the entirety of the areas of both or all of those district councils.
(3) These Regulations, which are of general application—
(a)have effect subject to any provision for the transfer of functions, property, rights or liabilities or any transitional provision included in—
(i)a section 10 order;
(ii)an order under section 20 of the 2007 Act (correction of orders);
(iii)an order under section 86 of the 2007 Act (reorganisation of community governance);
(iv)regulations under section 97 of the 2007 Act (supplementary regulations);
(v)regulations under section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972(1) (superannuation of persons employed in local government service, etc.); or
(vi)regulations under section 3 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013(2) (scheme regulations); and
(b)do not affect any transfer of property, rights or liabilities for which provision is contained in an agreement under section 16 of the 2007 Act (agreements about incidental matters).