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“amalgamation order” (“gorchymyn cyfuno”) means an order under section 162;
“electoral area” (“ardal etholiadol”) means any area for which councillors are elected to a local authority;
“existing local authority” (“awdurdod lleol presennol”) means the local authority for an existing local government area;
“existing local government area” (“ardal llywodraeth leol bresennol”) means a local government area abolished by an amalgamation order;
“local government area” (“ardal llywodraeth leol”) means an area for which a local authority is established;
“member of a local authority” (“aelod o awdurdod lleol”) includes an elected mayor (within the meaning of section 39(1) of the Local Government Act 2000) or elected executive member (within the meaning of section 39(4) of that Act) of the authority;
“new local authority” (“awdurdod lleol newydd”) means a local authority established by an amalgamation order;
“new local government area” (“ardal llywodraeth leol newydd”) means a local government area constituted by an amalgamation order;
“public body” (“corf cyhoeddus”) includes—
a local authority;
a joint board, or a joint committee, on which a local authority is represented;
“shadow authority” (“awdurdod cysgodol”) means an authority which has been appointed or elected to carry out functions prescribed by an amalgamation order and will become a new local authority at the end of the shadow period;
“shadow period” (“cyfnod cysgodol”) means a period before the coming into office of members of the new local authority;
“staff” (“staff”) includes officers and employees;
“Welsh Commission” (“Comisiwn Cymru”) means the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales established by section 53 of the Local Government Act 1972;'.
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