The ceremonial counties are areas of LOCATION@1 that are appointed a Lord Lieutenant , and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Act NUMBER@1 with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of LOCATION@1 and Lieutenancies Act NUMBER@1 .

The Ceremonial counties of LOCATION@1 are areas of LOCATION@1 are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of LOCATION@1 .
