(1) This Order is called The Preserved Counties (Amendment to Boundaries) (Wales) Order 2003 and comes into force on 2nd April 2003.
(2) This Order applies to Wales only.
SourceS.I. 2003/974 (W.)
The Preserved Counties (Amendment to Boundaries) (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/974 (W.))
The Local Government Act 1972 as amended by The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 retains the former 8 County Council areas as βPreserved Countiesβ with, in some cases, modified boundaries. These operate for limited purposes concerning such matters as Lord Lieutenants and Sheriffs.
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The Preserved County boundaries between Clwyd and Gwynedd, South Glamorgan and Mid Glamorgan, and Gwent and Mid Glamorgan are revised such that the areas of those Preserved Counties are as described in Article 3.
(1) The Preserved County of Clwyd comprises the areas of the counties and county boroughs of Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham and Conwy.
(2) The Preserved County of Gwynedd comprises the areas of the counties of Anglesey and Gwynedd.
(3) The Preserved County of Gwent comprises the areas of the counties and county boroughs of Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Newport and Caerphilly.
(4) The Preserved County of Mid Glamorgan comprises the areas of the county boroughs of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taff.
(5) The Preserved County of South Glamorgan comprises the areas of the county and county boroughs of Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan.
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- S.I. 2003/974 (W.)
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