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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchLocal Government (Wales) Act 1994You are here:1994 c. 19Whole ActTable of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPreviousNextPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreStatus:This version of this Act contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.E+WLocal Government (Wales) Act 19941994 CHAPTER 19An Act to make provision with respect to local government in Wales.[5th July 1994]Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
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Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI2S. 1 wholly in force at 1.4.1996; s. 1(1)(2)(7) in force at 5.7.1994 see s. 66(2); s. 1(4)in force at 24.10.1994 and s. 1(5)(6)(8) in force for certain purposes at 24.10.1994 by S.I. 1994/2790, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (subject to art. 2(2)(3)); s. 1(5)(8) in force for certain purposes at 20.3.1995 by S.I. 1995/546, art. 3, Sch. (subject to arts. 4-8 (as amended by S.I. 1995/851)); s. 1(3)(5)(6)(8) in force at 3.4.1995 for certain purposes by S.I. 1995/852, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (subject to art. 3(2)(3)); s. 1(3)(5)(8) in force for certain purposes at 1.10.1995 by S.I. 1995/2490, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (subject to art. 3(2)-(4)); s. 1(3)(5)(6)(8) in force for certain purposes at 1.4.1996 by S.I. 1995/3198, art. 3, Sch. 1Marginal CitationsM11972 c. 70. 2 Constitution of new principal councils in Wales.E+WFor section 21 of the 1972 Act substitute—
“21 Constitution of principal councils in Wales.(1)For every principal area in Wales there shall be a council consisting of a chairman and councillors.
(2)Each such council shall be a body corporate and shall have the functions given to them by this Act or otherwise.
(3)Each council for a county in Wales shall have the name of the county with the addition—
(a)in the case of their English name, of the words “County Council” or the word “Council” (as in “Cardiganshire County Council” or “Cardiganshire Council”); and
(b)in the case of their Welsh name, of the word “Cyngor” (as in “Cyngor Sir Aberteifi”).
(4)Each council for a county borough in Wales shall have the name of the county borough with the addition—
(5)In the case of Abertawe, Caerdydd and Powys subsection (3)(b) above shall have effect as if it required the addition of the words “Cyngor Sir”.”
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4 Elections of councillors.E+W(1)For section 25(2) of the 1972 Act (electoral divisions) substitute—
“(2)For the purpose of the election of councillors, every principal area in Wales shall be divided into electoral divisions, each returning such number of councillors as may be provided by an order under paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to this Act or under or by virtue of the provisions of Part IV of this Act.
(3)There shall be a separate election for each electoral division.”
(2)For section 26 of the 1972 Act substitute—
“26 Elections of councillors.(1)The ordinary elections of councillors of the new principal councils shall take place in 1995 and in every fourth year after 1995.
(2)The term of office of every such councillor shall be four years.
(3)On the fourth day after any such ordinary election—
(b)the newly elected councillors shall assume office.”
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“245A Change of status of Welsh county to county borough.(1)Where a petition is presented to Her Majesty by the council of a county in Wales praying for the grant of a charter under this section, Her Majesty, on the advice of Her Privy Council, may by charter confer on that county the status of a county borough.
(5)This section shall have effect subject to any provision made by a grant under Her Majesty’s prerogative and, in particular, to any provision granting the status of a royal borough or conferring any style on any person.”
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Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1S. 6 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 10 Group 1}7 Rules to be observed in considering electoral arrangements.E+W+S+N.I.(1)Schedule 11 to the 1972 Act (rules to be observed in considering electoral arrangements) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph 1 (rules for counties)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), at the end add “ but does not apply in relation to any county in Wales ”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (2)(c) and (d), omit “or community”, in each place.
“1A Welsh counties and county boroughs(1)This paragraph applies to the consideration by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Commission of the electoral arrangements for elections of councillors for principal areas in Wales.
(2)Subject to any direction under sub-paragraph (3) below, the Welsh Commission shall, when considering the arrangements for elections of councillors for any principal area in Wales, provide for there to be a single member for each electoral division.
(3)The Secretary of State may give a direction to the Welsh Commission requiring it to consider the desirability of providing for multi-member electoral divisions for the area to which the direction relates (which may be the whole or a specified part of a principal area in Wales).
(4)For the purposes of this paragraph, an electoral division is a multi-member division if the arrangements made for the elections of councillors provide for a specified number of councillors (greater than one) to be elected for that division.
(5)Having regard to any change in the number or distribution of the local government electors of the principal area likely to take place within the period of five years immediately following the consideration—
(a)subject to paragraph (b), the number of local government electors shall be, as nearly as may be, the same in every electoral division in the principal area;
(b)where there are one or more multi-member divisions, the ratio of the number of local government electors to the number of councillors to be elected shall be, as nearly as may be, the same in every electoral division in the principal area (including any that are not multi-member divisions);
(c)every ward of a community having a community council (whether separate or common) shall lie wholly within a single electoral division; and
(d)every community which is not divided into community wards shall lie wholly within a single electoral division.
(6)Subject to sub-paragraph (5) above, in considering the electoral arrangements referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above, regard shall be had to—
(a)the desirability of fixing boundaries which are and will remain easily identifiable; and
(b)any local ties which would be broken by the fixing of any particular boundary.”
(4)In paragraph 4, after “Commissions” insert “ by a Welsh principal council ”.
Communities and their councilsE+W8 Community meetings and continuation of community councils.E+WFor section 27 of the 1972 Act substitute—
“ CommunitiesE+W27 Community meetings and continuation of community councils.(1)A meeting of the local government electors for a community (“a community meeting”) may be convened for the purpose of discussing community affairs and exercising any functions conferred by any enactment on such meetings.
(4)The principal council within whose area the community lies shall, before 1st October 1997, take such steps as may be prescribed with a view to securing that there is both an English and a Welsh name for the community.”
9 Establishment, dissolution and grouping etc. of community councils.E+WFor section 28 of the 1972 Act substitute—
“28 Establishment or dissolution of community councils.(1)A community meeting of a community which does not have a separate community council may apply to the principal council within whose area it lies for an order establishing a council for the community.
(2)A community meeting of a community which has a separate community council may apply to the principal council within whose area it lies for an order dissolving the community council.
(3)If, on any application under this section, the principal council are satisfied that the relevant requirements of section 29B below and Schedule 12 to this Act have been complied with, they shall make the order applied for.
(4)An order under this section establishing a separate community council for a community shall make such provision as appears to the council making it to be necessary for the election of a community council in accordance with this Act and Part I of the Representation of the M2People Act 1983.
(5)An order under this section establishing a separate community council for a community grouped under a common community council shall not be made unless—
by the order, or by an order under section 29A below.
(6)Where, in a case to which subsection (5) above applies, the group is not dissolved, the order under this section shall make such provision as appears to the principal council making it to be necessary for the alteration of the group’s community council.
(7)Subject to section 30 below, an application under subsection (1) or (2) above may be made at any time.
(8)This section is subject to section 29B below.”
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“29 Community councils for groups of communities.(1)A community meeting of a community may apply to the principal council within whose area the community is situated—
(a)make such provision as appears to the council making it to be necessary for the election, in accordance with this Act and Part I of the Representation of the M3People Act 1983, of separate representatives on the community council for each community or for the wards of any community or, in the case of an order which adds a community to a group, for that community or for the wards of that community; and
(6)An order under this section shall make such provision as appears to the council making it to be necessary for the application to the communities included in the group of all or any of the provisions of section 79 of the M4Charities Act 1993 (parochial charities) and of any of the provisions of this Act with respect to the custody of community documents, so as to preserve the separate rights of each community.
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“29A Community councils for groups of communities: dissolution.(1)The council of a group of communities may apply to the principal council within whose area the communities lie for an order dissolving the group.
(2)A community meeting of a community included in a group of communities may apply to the principal council within whose area the community lies for an order separating the community from the group.
(3)If, on any application under this section, the principal council are satisfied that—
(b)in the case of an application under subsection (1) above, that a community meeting of each of the communities in the group has consented to the dissolution of the community council,
(4)Where a community council are dissolved by an order under this section, the order shall make such provision as appears to the principal council to be necessary for the election of a community council for any of the communities in the group in accordance with this Act and Part I of the Representation of the M5People Act 1983.
(5)Where a community is separated from a group by an order under this section, the order shall make such provision as appears to the principal council to be necessary for the election of a community council for the community in accordance with this Act and Part I of the Representation of the M6People Act 1983.
(6)Subject to section 30 below, an application under subsection (1) above may be made at any time.
(7)This section is subject to section 29B below.”
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“29B Community councils: applications under section 28, 29 or 29A.(1)An application under section 28, 29 or 29A above may be made only if—
(a)a poll of the local government electors in the community has been held;
(b)a majority of those voting in the poll supports the proposal; and
(c)in the case of an application under section 29(1)(a), the application is made jointly with the communities to be grouped under the common community council.
(2)In the case of an application under section 29A(1), paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) above apply in relation to each of the communities concerned.
(3)The consent required by section 29(2)(b) or 29A(3)(b) above may be given by a community meeting only if—
(a)a poll of the local government electors in the community has been held; and
(b)a majority of those voting in the poll supports the proposal.
(4)At any community meeting at which there is discussed a proposal—
(a)for the establishment, or for the dissolution, of a community council,
(b)for the grouping of the community with another community or communities (on an application under section 29(1)(a) or (b) above), under a common community council;
(c)for the separation of the community from the communities with which it is grouped under a common community council;
(d)for the dissolution of the common community council for the communities with which it is grouped;
(e)for the giving of the consent required by section 29(2)(b) or 29A(3)(b) above,
a decision to hold a poll on the question shall be effective only if not less than the required number of local government electors is present and voting.
(5)The required number of local government electors is such number as is equal to 30% of the local government electorate or, if that number exceeds 300, is 300.
(6)No poll shall be held for the purposes of this section before the end of the period of 42 days beginning with the day on which the decision to hold the poll was taken.
(7)Paragraph 34 of Schedule 12 to this Act (voting at community meetings) shall have effect subject to the provisions of this section.
(8)Where the result of any poll (“the previous poll”) held for the purposes of this section is the rejection of the proposal with respect to which the poll was held, no further poll on that question shall be held before the end of the period of two years beginning with the date on which the previous poll was held.”
(2)For sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of paragraph 30 of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act substitute—
“(2)Except in a case falling within sub-paragraph (3) below, public notice of any community meeting shall be given not less than 7 clear days before the meeting.
(3)Where any business proposed to be transacted at a community meeting relates to any of the matters mentioned in section 29B(4) of this Act, public notice of the meeting shall be given not less than 30 clear days before the meeting.
(3A)The notice required by sub-paragraph (2) or (3) above shall—
(b)specify the business to be transacted at the meeting; and
(c)be signed by the person or persons convening the meeting.”
13 Constitution and powers of community councils.E+WFor section 33 of the 1972 Act substitute—
“33 Constitution and powers of community councils.(1)A community council shall be a body corporate consisting of the chairman and community councillors and shall have the functions given to them by this Act or otherwise.
(4)Where a community council do not have a seal, any act of theirs which is required to be signified by an instrument under seal may be signified by an instrument signed and sealed by two members of the council.”
14 Consultation with community councils.E+WAfter section 33 of the 1972 Act insert—
“33A Consultation with community councils.(1)The Secretary of State may by order designate any matter—
(b)to make different provision for different areas, including different provision for different localities and for different authorities.”
15 Elections of community councillors.E+WIn section 35 of the 1972 Act (community councillors), for subsection (2) substitute—
“(2)There shall be ordinary elections of community councillors in 1995 and in every fourth year thereafter.
16 Community having the status of a town.E+WAfter section 245A of the 1972 Act insert—
PART IIE+W Functions GeneralE+W17 General provision for transfer of functions.E+W(1)This section has effect for the purpose of adapting relevant legislative provisions and in particular for the purpose of providing for the exercise of functions conferred by such provisions.
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Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F2S. 19(2)(3) repealed (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120, Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/2560, art. 2, Sch.20 Unitary development plans and National Parks.E+W(1)After section 10 of the planning Act (application of Chapter I), insert—
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI8S. 20 partly in force; s. 20 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 66; s. 20(4) in force at 3.4.1995 for certain purposes by S.I. 1995/852, art. 4(1), Sch. 2 (subject to art. 4(2)-(6)); s. 20(4) in force at 1.10.1995 for certain purposes by S.I. 1995/2490, art. 4(1), Sch. 2 (subject to art. 4(2)(3)); s. 20(1)-(3) in force at 1.4.1996 by S.I. 1995/3198, art. 4, Sch. 2; s. 20(4) in force at 1.4.1996 for certain purposes by S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1 EducationE+WF321. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+WAnnotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F3S. 21 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39) Transfer of other specific functionsE+W22 Transfer of other specific functions.E+W(1)Schedule 7 makes provision for the transfer to the new principal councils of functions in relation to highways, road traffic and transport.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI9S. 22 partly in force; s. 22 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 66; s. 22(1)(4) in force at 3.4.1995 for certain purposes by S.I. 1995/852, art. 4(1), Sch. 2 (subject to art. 4(2)-(6)); s. 22(1)(2) in force at 1.10.1995 for certain purposes by S.I. 1995/2490, art. 4(1), Sch. 2 (subject to art. 4(2)(3)); s. 22(6) in force at 1.4.1996 by S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1; s. 22(1)-(5) in force at 1.4.1996 for certain purposes by S.I. 1996/396, arts. 3, 4, Schs. 1, 223 Fire services.E+W(1)In section 4 of the M8Fire Services Act 1947 (fire authorities), after second “county” insert “ or, in Wales, of every county or county borough ”.