Constitution of new county of the Medway Towns
5.—(1) The district of the Medway Towns shall cease to form part of Kent.
(2) A new county shall be constituted comprising the district area of the Medway Towns and shall be named the county of the Medway Towns.
(3) Section 2(1) of the 1972 Act (which provides that every county shall have a council) shall not apply in relation to the county of the Medway Towns.