27Review of preserved countiesE+W
(1)The Commission may conduct a review of one or more preserved counties.
(2)The Commission may recommend such changes to the area of a preserved county as it considers appropriate.
(3)In considering whether changes to the area of the preserved county are appropriate (whether in relation to a review under this section or as part of any other review) the Commission must have regard, in particular, to the purposes for which the preserved counties are retained.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, “preserved county” means any county created by the 1972 Act as a county in Wales as it stood immediately before the passing of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 but subject to any provision of that Act or any provision made under the 1972 Act or this Act redrawing its boundaries.