
2022 No. 279 (W. 80)
Local Government, Wales
The Monmouthshire (Communities) Order 2022
Made 11 March 2022
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales has, in accordance with sections 54(1) and 58(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”), submitted to the Welsh Ministers a report dated January 2019 containing its recommendations for change and the details of a review of community arrangements within the County of Monmouthshire conducted by Monmouthshire County Council.
The Welsh Ministers have decided to give effect to the Commission’s recommendations without modification.
In accordance with section 58(2) of the 1972 Act, more than 6 weeks have elapsed since those recommendations were submitted to the Welsh Ministers.

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of their powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 58(2) of the 1972 Act, and now vested in them, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales.
Title and commencement
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(1) The title of this Order is the Monmouthshire (Communities) Order 2022.
(2) For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Regulations, this Order comes into force on 15 March 2022.
(3) For all other purposes, this Order comes into force immediately after 23.59 hours on the day before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022.
Interpretation
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(1) In this Order—
 “electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which councillors are elected to Monmouthshire County Council;
 “map” (“map”) means the map marked “Map of the Monmouthshire (Communities) Order 2022” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations;
 “the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
(2) The provisions in this Order take precedence over any conflicting provision in any previous order made under section 58(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 or order made under section 38(1) or 39(1) of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013.
Community of Caldicot — changes in community ward boundaries and consequential changes to electoral wards
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The area shown hatched on the map—
(a) is transferred from The Village ward of the community of Caldicot to the Caldicot Cross ward of the community of Caldicot;
(b) forms part of the electoral ward of Caldicot Cross.
Rebecca Evans
Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
11 March 2022