Editing Unitary authority (section)

===Wales===
{{main|Local government in Wales}}
Local authorities in [[local government in Wales|Wales]] are unitary in nature but are described by the [[Local Government (Wales) Act 1994]] as "[[principal council]]s", and their areas as [[principal area]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1994/Ukpga_19940019_en_1.htm| title=Local Government (Wales) Act 1994|access-date=16 September 2009}}</ref> Various other legislation (e.g. s.91(1) [[Environment Act 1995]]) includes the counties and county boroughs of Wales within their individual interpretations of the phrase "unitary authority" as an interpretive not a definitive description. In s.2 of the Act each council formed for a county is allocated the respective English and Welsh descriptions of "[[County Council]]" or "''Cyngor Sir''", each council formed for a [[County Borough]] is allocated the respective descriptions of "County Borough Council" or "''Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol''"; in all cases the shorter alternative forms "Council" or ''"Cyngor"'' can be used.