1994 No. 2736

POLICE

The Welsh Language (Names for Police Authorities in Wales) Order 1994

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 25 and 27(4)(b) of the Welsh Language Act 19931, hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Welsh Language (Names for Police Authorities in Wales) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 21st November 1994.

2

There are hereby conferred on those police authorities established under section 3 of the Police Act 19642 which are, by virtue of section 3 (2) of that Act, known by the names listed in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, the alternative names in Welsh specified opposite thereto in column 2 of that Schedule.

David MacleanMinister of StateHome Office

SCHEDULE

Column 1

Column 2

English Name

Welsh Name

Dyfed Powys Police Authority

Awdurdod Heddlu Dyfed Powys

Gwent Police Authority

Awdurdod Heddlu Gwent

North Wales Police Authority

Awdurdod Heddlu Gogledd Cymru

South Wales Police Authority

Awdurdod Heddlu De Cymru

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order confers upon police authorities in Wales, established under section 3 of the Police Act 1964 (as substituted by the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994), alternative names in Welsh.