PENSIONS Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the War Pensions Committees (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st January 1996. 2 In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations ” means the War Pensions Committees Regulations 1990 . Amendment of regulation 1 of the Principal Regulations 2 In paragraph (2) of regulation 1 of the Principal Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation)— a for the definition of “area” there shall be substituted the following definition— “area” in relation to each Committee means the places specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the name of the Committee; ; b after the definition of “Committee” there shall be inserted the following definition— “local authority” means, in relation to a War Pensions Committee— in England, the council of a county, district or London borough, the Council of the Isles of Scilly, the Common Council of the City of London, or a shadow authority, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 but excludes a council listed in Schedule 1A (excepted authorities); in Scotland— in the period prior to 1st April 1996, a council in respect of which an ordinary election of councillors took place on 6th April 1995 or an islands council; in any period from and including 1st April 1996 a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ; in Wales, a new principal council within the meaning of section 21 of the Local Government Act 1972 as substituted by section 2 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 ; . Substitution of regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations 3 For regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations (establishment of War Pensions Committees) there shall be substituted the following regulation— Establishment of War Pensions Committees 2 1 Each of the areas specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations shall have a War Pensions Committee named in accordance with the corresponding entry in column 1 of that Schedule. 2 In the case of each of the War Pensions Committees established for North and West Wales and for South Wales there appears below its name in English in column 1 of Schedule 1 its name in Welsh and either its Welsh or English name may be used for any purpose. . Amendment of regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations 4 For sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (3) of regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations (membership of Committee (except Northern Ireland War Pensions Committee)) there shall be substituted— d four members each of whom has been nominated by a local authority exercising functions in any part of the area for which the Committee is appointed. . Substitution of new Schedule 1 and insertion of Schedule 1A in the Principal Regulations 5 1 For Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule set out at Schedule 1 to these Regulations. 2 After Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations (as substituted by paragraph (1) of this regulation) there shall be inserted as Schedule 1A the Schedule set out at Schedule 2 to these Regulations. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. MacKay of Ardbrecknish Minister of State, Department of Social Security 4th December 1995