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The Local Government Commission for Wales was established by the Local Government Act 1958 to review the organisation of local government in Wales and to make recommendations for its reform. It delivered its report in 1963 and was dissolved in 1967. Its recommendations were not carried out. ==Membership and terms of reference== The legislation establishing the commission set out its duties and powers: it was charged with "the duty of reviewing the organisation of local government" in Wales (including Monmouthshire) "and of making such proposals as are hereinafter authorised for effecting changes appearing... desirable in the interests of effective and convenient local government".〔Local Government Act 1958 c.55 ss.16-18〕 The commission was to consist of "a chairman, a deputy chairman, and not more than five other members": at least one of whom was to be "a person able to speak the Welsh language".〔Local Government Act 1958 c. 55 Schedule 4 ''Constitution and Proceedings of Local Government Commissions''〕 Proposed changes to local government areas could be effected in five ways, used alone or in combination: *The alteration of the area of an administrative county or county borough (including the abolition of any county district in the course of the extension of a county borough) *The constitution of a new administrative county by the amalgamation of two or more areas, whether counties or county boroughs, or by the aggregation of parts of such areas or the separation of a part of such an area *The constitution of a new county borough by the amalgamation of two or more boroughs (whether county or non-county), the conversion of a non-county borough or urban district into a county borough, or the division of an existing county borough into parts and the constitution of all or any of the parts a county borough *The abolition of an administrative county or county borough and the distribution of its area among other areas, being counties or county boroughs *The conversion of a county borough into a non-county borough and its inclusion in an administrative county〔 The commission was appointed by royal warrant dated January 5, 1959, with a membership of five. The chairman was Sir Guildhaume Myrddin-Evans, and Deputy-Chairman was Sir David Emrys Evans. The remaining members were William Jones, Professor Charles Edward Gittins and Janet Morgan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Local Government Commission for Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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