Where a petition is presented to Her Majesty by the council of a county in Wales praying for the grant of a charter under this section, Her Majesty, on the advice of Her Privy Council, may by charter confer on that county the status of a county borough.
No such petition shall be presented unless a resolution of the council has been passed by not less than two-thirds of the members voting at a meeting of the council specially convened for the purpose.
No charter under this section shall take effect before 1st April 1996.
A county borough which has acquired that status by a charter under this section—
(a) shall be a county borough; but
(b) shall not be treated as a borough for the purposes of any Act passed before 1st April 1974.
This section shall have effect subject to any provision made by a grant under Her Majesty's prerogative and, in particular, to any provision granting the status of a royal borough or conferring any style on any person.