Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025

The Residuary Body established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)

29 (1) The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 25 (provision of services by one new principal council for another), omit subsection (9).

(3) In Part 5 (reorganisation of Welsh local government: residuary matters and staff)—

(a) omit section 39 (the Residuary Body for Wales or Corff Gweddilliol Cymru);

(b) in section 42(3) (transfers of staff), omit “or the Residuary Body”;

(c) in section 43(1)(a) (compensation for loss of office etc.), for “, a new principal council or the Residuary Body”, substitute “or a new principal council”;

(d) in section 44(2) (redundancy payments)—

(i) in paragraph (a)(ii), omit “or to the Residuary Body”;

(ii) in paragraph (b), omit sub-paragraph (ii) and the “or” before it;

(e) omit Schedule 13 (further provision about the Residuary Body).

(4) In Part 6 (transitional provisions), in section 54(2)(c) (power to make supplementary provision)—

(a) omit “or the Residuary Body”;

(b) omit “or to the Residuary Body”.

(5) In Part 7 (miscellaneous and supplemental), in section 64(1) (interpretation) omit the definition of “the Residuary Body”.

(6) In Schedule 17 (savings and transitional provisions), in paragraph 12(4)(a) omit “or of the Residuary Body”.