The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Transitional Provisions) Order 1995
Section 46 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 requires the establishment of committees comprising representatives of the existing Welsh principal councils whose areas will be wholly or partly within the area of any new principal council created by the 1994 Act. These committees are known as transition committees and their function is to consider and advise on matters relevant to ensuring that the new Welsh councils will be able to function from 1st April 1996.