Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to make provision with respect to local government in Wales. |
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Citation | 1994 c.19 |
Territorial extent | England and Wales |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 5 July 1994 |
Commencement | 1 April 1996 |
Other legislation | |
Amends | Local 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Text of statute as originally enacted | |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.