2002 No. 3273 (W.311)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES

The Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan (Michaelston and Grangetown) Order 2002

Made
Coming into force in accordance with Article 1(2)
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales has submitted to the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with sections 54(1), 58(1) and 73 of the Local Government Act 19721 a report dated January 2002 on its review of part of the boundary between the City and County of Cardiff and the County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan in the area of the Grangetown Link Road together with the proposals they have formulated thereon;

and the National Assembly for Wales having decided to give effect to these proposals without modification;

and more than six weeks having elapsed since those proposals were made;

now the National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers given by the Secretary of State by section 58(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 which are vested in the National Assembly for Wales so far as exercisable in Wales2 makes the following Order:

Name and commencement1.

(1)

This Order is called the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan (Michaelston and Grangetown) Order 2002.

(2)

This Order comes into force on 1 April 2003 which is the appointed day for the purposes of the Regulations, except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that date this Order shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made.

Interpretation2.

In this Order—

“the boundary map” (“y map ffiniau”) means the map prepared by the National Assembly for Wales and marked “Map of The Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan (Michaelston and Grangetown) Order 2002” 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;

“Cardiff” (“Caerdydd”) means the City and County of Cardiff.

“Vale of Glamorgan” (“Bro Morgannwg”) means the County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan.

Changes in Community Areas3.

The part of the Vale of Glamorgan which is in the community of Michaelston and is shown hatched in black on the boundary map is separated from that community and forms part of the community of Grangetown in Cardiff.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales

E. Hart
Minister for Finance, Local Government and Communities

(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 to proposals by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales. The effect of those proposals is that the area (shown hatched in black on the boundary map referred to in Article 2 of the Order) will be transferred from the community of Michaelston in the County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan to the community of Grangetown in the City and County of Cardiff after this Order comes into force so that the boundary between the County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan and the City and Council of Cardiff shall follow the centre of the River Ely

Prints of the boundary map are deposited and may be inspected during normal office hours at the offices of The Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council Civic Offices, at Holton Road, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, the offices of the City and County of Cardiff Council at County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff and at the offices of the National Assembly for Wales at Cathays Park, Cardiff (Local Government Modernisation Division).

The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 (as amended) referred to in Article 2 of this Order contain incidental, consequential, transitional and supplementary provisions about the effect and implementation of orders such as this.