Local Government (Wales) Act 1992

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The Local Government (Wales) Act 1992 is UK legislation that reorganised local government structures in Wales, paving the way for the creation of new unitary authorities and the replacement of the previous two-tier system.

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Local Government (Wales) Act 1992 canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
UK public general act ⓘ
abolished Welsh county councils created by the Local Government Act 1972 ⓘ
Welsh district councils created by the Local Government Act 1972 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Wales ⓘ
citationJurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
classification local government legislation ⓘ
concerns creation of single-tier local authorities in Wales ⓘ
reorganisation of counties and districts in Wales ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
created principal areas in Wales ⓘ
unitary principal councils in Wales ⓘ
enactedIn United Kingdom ⓘ
established new unitary authorities in Wales ⓘ
geographicScope territory of Wales ⓘ
governs structure of local government in Wales ⓘ
hasEffectOn boundaries of local government areas in Wales ⓘ
functions of Welsh local authorities ⓘ
local authorities in Wales ⓘ
hasPart provisions concerning electoral arrangements for Welsh local authorities ⓘ
provisions concerning local government finance in Wales ⓘ
provisions for establishing new local government areas in Wales ⓘ
provisions for transition from old to new local authorities in Wales ⓘ
implementedBy Welsh Office ⓘ
introducedBy Secretary of State for Wales ⓘ
juridicalContext UK constitutional framework ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
legalDomain public law ⓘ
legalStatus primary legislation ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to make provision with respect to local government in Wales; and for connected purposes ⓘ
policyArea constitutional law ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
purpose to reorganise local government structures in Wales ⓘ
to replace the two-tier system of counties and districts in Wales with unitary authorities ⓘ
reforms local government structure in Wales ⓘ
regionAffected Wales ⓘ
relatedTo Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 ⓘ
Local Government Act 1972 ⓘ
replacedSystem two-tier system of counties and districts in Wales ⓘ
shortTitle Local Government (Wales) Act 1992 ⓘ
subjectMatter administrative divisions in Wales ⓘ
local government ⓘ
territorialExtent Wales ⓘ
typeOfReform territorial-administrative reorganisation ⓘ
yearOfAct 1992 ⓘ

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Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 → relatedTo → Local Government (Wales) Act 1992 ⓘ
Local Government (Wales) Act 1992 → shortTitle → Local Government (Wales) Act 1992 ⓘ