Local Government (Wales) Act 1994

Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make provision with respect to local government in Wales.
Citation1994 c.19
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent5 July 1994
Commencement1 April 1996
Other legislation
AmendsLocal Government Act 1972
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the Local Government Act 1972 to create the current local government structure in Wales of 22 unitary authority areas, referred to as principal areas in the Act,[1] and abolished the previous two-tier structure of counties and districts. It came into effect on 1 April 1996.

  1. ^ Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, s. 1

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