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| Type: | Modern (post 1974) County |
| Identifier: | MOD_CNTY |
| Number of units in system: | |
| Geographical Level: | 7 (County) |
| ADL Feature Type: | countries, 2nd order divisions |
| May be part of: | Government Region |
| May have as parts: | District/Unitary Authority |
| May have succeeded: | Administrative County , Ancient County , Poor Law/Registration County |
| Possible status values: | Metropolitan County (Met.C) |
The Local Government Act of 1972 (20 &21 Eliz, c 70, effective 1974) led to the abolition of the Administrative Counties and their divisions (County and Metropolitan Boroughs, Urban and Rural Districts), these were replaced by Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Counties. In total, there were six Metropolitan and thirty-nine Non-Metropolitan Counties (with the exception of Greater London (Local Government Act, 1963 (11 & 12 Eliz. II, c 33)). Every one of these Counties was, in turn, divided into Metropolitan Districts and Districts. These were rearranged in the 1990's as Local Government Regions and Unitary Authorities were also introduced.