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Local Government Finance Act 1982 (c. 32)

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Local Government Finance Act 1982

1982 CHAPTER 32

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Rates, Precepts and Borrowing

    1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 2. Limitation of precepting powers

    3. 3. Substituted rates and precepts

    4. 4. Proceedings in respect of rates and precepts

    5. 5.

    6. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 7. Interpretation and commencement of Part I

  2. Part II

    Block Grant

    1. 8. Adjustments of distribution of block grant

    2. 9. Information for purposes of block grant

    3. 10. Block grant for Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District

  3. Part III

    Accounts and Audit

    1. The Audit Commission

      1. 11.

    2. Audit of accounts

      1. 12.

      2. 13.

      3. 14.

      4. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 18.

      8. 18A. Additional publicity for auditors’ immediate reports

      9. 19. Declaration that item of account is unlawful

      10. 20. Recovery of amount not accounted for etc

      11. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      12. 22. Extraordinary audit

      13. 23.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      14. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      15. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      16. 25A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      17. 25AA.

      18. 25B.

      19. 25C.

      20. 25D.

    3. Miscellaneous and supplementary

      1. 26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 28AA.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 28AB.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 28AC.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 28A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 28B. General functions of Commission in relation to registered social landlords

      9. 28C. Provisions supplementary to s.28B

      10. 28D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      11. 28E.

      12. 28F.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      13. 29.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      14. 30.

      15. 30A.

      16. 31.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      17. 32.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      18. 33.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      19. 34.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      20. 35.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      21. 36.

  4. Part IV

    Supplementary

    1. 37. Expenses

    2. 38. Repeals

    3. 39. Short title and extent

  5. SCHEDULE 1

    Rates and Precepts: Transitional Provisions

  6. SCHEDULE 2

    Block Grant: Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District

  7. SCHEDULE 3

  8. SCHEDULE 4

    . .

  9. Schedule 5

  10. Schedule 6

    Repeals

An Act to abolish supplementary rates and supplementary precepts; to require rates and precepts to be made or issued for complete financial years; to provide for the making of substituted rates and the issue of substituted precepts; to regulate proceedings for challenging the validity of rates and precepts; to make further provision with respect to the borrowing powers of local authorities and with respect to relief from rates in enterprise zones; to amend the provisions relating to block grant; to make new provision for auditing the accounts of local authorities and other public bodies; and for connected purposes.

[13th July 1982]

Annotations:

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.