Title, commencement and interpretationI1I21

1

The title of this Order is the County Borough of Torfaen (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.

2

For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 19763, this Order comes into force on the second day after the day on which it is made.

3

For all other purposes, this Order comes into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 20224.

4

In this Order—

  • “electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Torfaen County Borough Council;

  • words and expressions used in this Order have the same meaning as they have in Part 3 of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013, except so far as a contrary intention appears.