The Commission Areas (Gwent, Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan) Order 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/676
• Sections: 5

Section 1

(1) This Order may be cited as the Commission Areas (Gwent, Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan) Order 1996 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

(2) This Order shall come into force immediately after the coming into force of the Magistrates' Courts (Wales) (Consequences of Local Government Changes) Order 1996.

Section 2

In this Order any reference to a preserved county or county borough shall be construed in accordance with the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.

Section 3

The commission areas of Gwent, Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan shall be abolished.

Section 4

There shall be constituted two new commission areas which shall be known as the Gwent commission area (or in Welsh as ardal comisiwn Gwent) and the South Wales commission area (or in Welsh as ardal comisiwn De Cymru).

Section 5

(1) The Gwent commission area shall consist of

(a) the preserved county of Gwent, together with

(b) so much of the county borough of Caerphilly as falls within the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan.

(2) The South Wales commission area shall consist of the preserved counties of Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan, excluding so much of the county borough of Caerphilly as falls within the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan.