Welsh Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 2747 (W.245)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES
The Powys (Brecon and Llanfrynach Communities) Order 2004
Made
13 October 2004
Coming into force in accordance with Article 1(2)
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales, having submitted to the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with sections 54(1) and 58(1) of the Local Government Act 1972(1), a report dated December 2003 on a review carried out by Powys County Council of the boundary between the Communities of Brecon and Llanfrynach in the County of Powys, together with the proposals formulated by the Commission;
And the National Assembly for Wales having decided to give effect to those proposals without modification;
And more than six weeks having elapsed since those proposals were submitted to the National Assembly for Wales;
Now the National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers given to the Secretary of State under section 58(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 and which are now vested in the National Assembly for Wales so far as exercisable in relation to Wales by virtue of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999(2), makes the following Order:
Name and Commencement
1.—(1) This Order is called the Powys (Brecon and Llanfrynach Communities) Order 2004.
(2) This Order comes into force on 1 April 2005, which is the appointed day for the purposes of the Regulations, except that for the purposes set out in regulation 4(1) of the 1976 Regulations, this Order comes into force on 1 December 2004.
Interpretation
2. In this Order —
“the boundary map” (“y map ffiniau”) means the map prepared by the National Assembly for Wales and marked “Boundary Map of the Powys (Brecon and Llanfrynach Communities) Order 2004” and deposited in accordance with Regulation 5 of the Regulations.
“the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 as amended(3).
Change to community area and consequential change to electoral area
3. The boundary between those parts of the community of Brecon (St. Mary Ward), which forms the St. Mary’s electoral division, and the community of Llanfrynach, which forms part of the Talybont-on-Usk electoral division, is as shown on the boundary map marked “New Community Boundary”, with the result that the area of land shown hatched on the boundary map, including the property known as “White House” is to be included in the Community of Llanfrynach instead of in the Community of Brecon.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales.
Sue Essex
The Minister for Finance, Local Government and Public Services
13 October 2004
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, made in accordance with section 58(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, gives effect without modification to proposals by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales. The effect of those proposals is that the boundary between the communities of Brecon and Llanfrynach is amended so that the property of “White House” in the village of Groesffordd is to be in the Community of Llanfrynach.
The boundary between the Brecon Community Ward of St. Mary (which forms part of the electoral division of St. Mary) and the Community of Llanfrynach, including the communities of Glyn Tarell and Talybont-on-Usk (which all form part of Talybont-on-Usk electoral division), is amended to correspond with the new community boundary as shown on the boundary map.
Prints of the boundary map are deposited and may be inspected during normal office hours at the offices of Powys County Council, at County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, Powys and at the offices of the National Assembly for Wales at Cathays Park, Cardiff.
The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 (as amended) referred to in article 1(2) of this Order contain incidental, consequential, transitional and supplementary provision about the effect and implementation of orders such as this.
(S.I. 1999/672).