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Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 (2015 anaw 6).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Wales
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision for and in connection with a reduction in the number of principal local authorities in Wales and to make other amendments of local government law as it applies in relation to Wales.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword
Agricultural development Institution Governance Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Public land Expropriation
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Act concerns local government in Wales. It mainly concerns reform (merger) of local authorities in Wales and amends existing legislative provision in the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 and the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013. This Act makes provision for, and in connection with, the merger of two or more existing principal areas into a single new principal area, with a new principal local authority. The Welsh Ministers may direct that— (a) a merging authority must not carry out a restricted activity unless it has considered the opinion of a specified person or persons on the appropriateness of carrying out the activity; (b) a merging authority must not carry out a restricted activity unless the written consent of a specified person or persons has been given for the activity to be carried out. The restricted activities include making a relevant land acquisition or disposal.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk