SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15 Minor and Consequential Amendments of the 1972 Act

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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;