1996 No. 1930

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALESWALES

The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) (No. 2) (Wales) Order 1996

Made

Coming into force

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of July 1996

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 247 of the Local Government Act 19721, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1

This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) (No. 2) (Wales) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 24th July 1996.

2

Subject to article 3 of this Order, there is hereby authorised the bearing and use by a local authority specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order of the armorial bearings lawfully borne and used before 1st April 1996 by the local authority specified in the second column of that Schedule in respect of the first mentioned authority.

3

Any armorial bearings the bearing and use of which is authorised by article 2 of this Order shall be first exemplified according to the laws of arms and recorded in the College of Arms.

N H NichollsClerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

Article 2

(1)

(2)

Local authority established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994

Local authority ceasing to exist as a result of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

The Borough Council of Blaenau Gwent

Bridgend County Borough Council

The Borough Council of Ogwr

The Council of the City and County Borough of Cardiff

The City Council of Cardiff

Ceredigion County Council

Cyngor Dosbarth Ceredigion

Isle of Anglesey County Council

The Borough Council of Ynys Mon—Isle of Anglesey

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

The Borough Council of Merthyr Tydfil

Newport County Borough Council

The Borough Council of Newport

Powys County Council

The County Council of Powys

Powys County Council

The Borough Council of Brecknock

Powys County Council

The District Council of Montgomeryshire

Powys County Council

The District Council of Radnorshire

The Council of the City and County of Swansea

The City Council of Swansea

Torfaen County Borough Council

The Borough Council of Torfaen

Wrexham County Borough Council

The Borough Council of Wrexham Maelor

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order confers on the local authorities specified in the first column of the Schedule to the Order the right to bear and use the armorial bearings formerly borne and used by the local authorities specified in the second column.