Mid Glamorgan County Council Act 1987

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Citation1987 c. vii
Mid Glamorgan County Council Act 1987
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ELIZABETH H
1987 CHAPTER vii
An Act to re-enact with amendments and to extend certain
local enactments in force within the county of Mid
Glamorgan; to confer further powers on the county
council of Mid Glamorgan and the councils of the
boroughs of Ogwr, Rhondda, Cynon Valley, Merthyr
Tydfil and TafF-Ely and the district of Rhymney Valley;
to make further provision in regard to the environment,
local government, public health and improvement of
the county and those boroughs and district; for the
management and improvement of Porthcawl Harbour,
and for other purposes. [2nd March 1987]
Y17HEREAS-
(1)
By virtue
of the Local Government Act
1972
(hereinafter
1972
c.
70.
referred
to as
the "Act of
1972")
the county of
Mid
Glamorgan
(hereinafter referred to as "the county") was constituted on 1st
April 1974 so as to consist of an area comprising the following
districts described by reference to administrative areas existing
immediately before the passing of
the
Act of 1972:
District
(1)
The borough of
Ogwr
In the administrative county of Glamorgan
the urban districts of Bridgend, Maesteg, Ogmore
and Garw and Porthcawl;
the rural district of Penybont:
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District
(2)
The borough of Rhondda
In the administrative county of Glamorgan
the borough of Rhondda:
District
(3)
The borough of Cynon Valley
In the administrative county of Glamorgan
the urban districts of Aberdare and Mountain Ash;
in the
rural district of Neath, the parish of Rhigos:
In the administrative county of Brecon
in the rural district of Vaynor and Penderyn, the
parish of Penderyn:
District
(4)
The borough of Merthyr Tydfil
The county borough of Merthyr Tydfil
In the administrative county of Glamorgan
in the urban district of GeUigaer, the Bedlinog
ward:
In the administrative county of Brecon
in the rural district of Vaynor and Penderyn, the
parish of Vaynor:
District
(5)
The district of Rhymney Valley
In the administrative county of Glamorgan
the urban district of Caerphilly except the TafFs
Well ward;
the urban district of GeUigaer except the Bedlinog
ward;
in the rural district of
Cardiff,
the parishes of
Llanfedw, Rhydygwern, Rudry and Van:
In the administrative county of Monmouthshire
the urban districts of Bedwas and Machen and
Rhymney;
in the urban district of Bedwellty, the Aberbargoed,
Cwmsyfiog, New Tredegar and PhMpstown
wards:
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1987
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District
(6>
The borough of Taff-Ely
In
the administrative county of Glamorgan
the urban district of Pontypridd;
the rural district of Llantrisant and Llantwit
Fardre;
in the urban district of Caerphilly, the Taffs Well
ward;
in the rural district of
Cardiff,
the parishes of
Llanilterne and Pentyrch;
in the rural district of Cowbridge, the parishes of
Llanharan, Llanharry, Llanilid and Peterston-
super-Montem.
(2) Numerous local enactments were in force in parts of the
said area and by section 262 of the Act of 1972 it
was
provided
that, subject to certain modifications, certain local statutory
provisions should continue to apply to the area, things or
persons to which or to whom they applied before that date:
(3) It was further provided by the said section 262 that
certain local statutory provisions should cease to have effect at
the end of
1984;
but
the
Non-metropolitan and
Welsh
Counties
(Local Statutory Provisions) Order 1983 and the Non- S.l. 1983/619.
metropolitan and Welsh Counties (Local Statutory Provisions)
Order 1986 made pursuant to the Act of 1972 have S.l. 1986/2106.
subsequently provided that such local statutory provisions in
certain areas including the county shall cease to have effect at
the end of 1987.
(4) It is expedient that certain of the said enactments should
be
re-enacted with amendments and applied
to the whole
of the
county or to parts of
the
county:
(5) It is expedient at the same time to extend and enlarge in
various respects the powers of the county council of Mid
Glamorgan and the councils of the boroughs of Ogwr,
Rhondda, Cynon Valley, Merthyr Tydfil and Taff-Ely and the
district of Rhymney Valley and to further provide for the
improvement of Porthcawl Harbour:
(6) It is expedient that the other provisions contained in this
Act should be enacted:
(7) The purposes of
this
Act cannot be effected without the
authority of Parliament:
(8) In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the
requirements of section 239 of the Act of 1972 have been
observed:
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted,
and be it enacted, by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by

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