Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 1371

The Council Tax Limitation (England) (Maximum Amounts) Order 1996

---

© Crown Copyright 1996

Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.

The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.

It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.

The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument which is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Council Tax Limitation (England) (Maximum Amounts) Order 1996, ISBN 0110547608. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.

Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.

To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.

1996 No. 1371

COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Council Tax Limitation (England) (Maximum Amounts) Order 1996

Whereas the Secretary of State for the Environment has, pursuant to subsection (1) of section 54 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992^[1], designated each of the authorities listed in the Schedule to this Order as regards the financial year beginning in 1996;

And whereas the Secretary of State has notified each of those authorities in writing pursuant to section 56(1) of that Act of his decision so to designate it, the principles determined under section 54(2) of that Act in relation to it, and the amount which he proposed should be the maximum for the amount calculated by it as its budget requirement for that year;

And whereas each of the authorities listed in the Schedule to this Order has informed the Secretary of State by notice in writing under section 56(4)(a) of that Act that, for the reasons stated in the notice, it believes the maximum amount stated under section 56(1)(c) of that Act should be such as is stated in its notice;

And whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the House of Commons;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, after considering all such information as he thinks is relevant, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 57(2) and (6) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Title and Commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Council Tax Limitation (England) (Maximum Amounts) Order 1996 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Maximum Amounts
    2.    The amount which the amount calculated by an authority listed in the Schedule to this Order as its budget requirement for the financial year beginning in 1996 is not to exceed is the amount shown against the name of the authority in the Schedule, which amount does not in the case of any such authority exceed the amount already calculated by the authority as its budget requirement for that year.

John Gummer

Secretary of State for the Environment

22nd May 1996

[1] 1992 c. 14. back

Explanatory Note