1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Staff) (No. 3) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 28th May 1996.
2.—(1) In this Order—
“the 1994 Act” means the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994;
“new authority” means a county or county borough council which is established under the 1994 Act or a National Park authority established by article 3 of the National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 1995(1);
“old authority” means a county or district council which ceased to exist as a result of the 1994 Act;
“the No. 2 Order” means the Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Staff) (No. 2) Order 1996(2);
“the principal Order” means the Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Staff) Order 1996(3).
(2) Persons described in this Order are described by reference to their name and one or more of the following—
(a)their employee number with the old authority which number is given in brackets,
(b)the title or description of the post,
(c)the establishment at which, or the geographic area within which, the person worked immediately before 1st April 1996.
3.—(1) Any person who, immediately before 1st April 1996, was employed by an old authority named in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order and who is described in column (2) thereof is hereby designated for the purposes of section 42 of the 1994 Act.
(2) In relation to any person designated under paragraph (1), the new authority named in column (3) of the Schedule to this Order in relation to the person so designated shall be the specified new employer of that person for the purposes of section 42 of the 1994 Act.
(3) Article 5 of the principal Order and article 5 of the No. 2 Order shall not apply to any of the persons described in this Order.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Gwilym Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
1st May 1996