Preserved counties of Wales
| Preserved counties (Wales) | |
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| Category | Lieutenancy areas |
| Location | Wales |
| Created by | Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) |
| Created | 1 April 1996 |
| Number | 8 (as of 2008) |
The preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty. They are based on the counties created by the Local Government Act 1972 and used for local government and other purposes between 1974 and 1996.
The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 abolished the eight ceremonial counties created by the Local Government Act 1972. However, it created the concept of preserved counties based on their areas, to be used for purposes such as Lieutenancy. This usage was consolidated by the Lieutenancies Act 1997
Certain statutes already in force were amended to include reference to them — as of 16 February 2011, the only remaining provisions still extant are:
The preserved counties were originally almost identical to the 1974–96 counties, but with a few minor changes in line with local government boundary changes: Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Llansilin and Llangedwyn were transferred from Clwyd to Powys, and Wick, St Brides Major, Ewenny and Pentyrch were transferred from Mid Glamorgan to South Glamorgan. There were however two local government areas, Caerphilly and Conwy, split between preserved counties.
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