SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17 Savings and Transitional Provisions

Part I Savings

Honorary aldermen

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Any person who, immediately before 1st April 1996, is an honorary alderman by reference to his past membership of an old authority—

a

shall continue to have that status even though the old authority has ceased to exist as a result of this Act; but

b

shall not, while serving as a councillor of any new principal council in Wales, be entitled to be addressed as alderman or to attend or take part in any civic ceremonies of that council as an alderman.