Rate Limitation (Prescribed Maximum) (Precepts) Order 1985

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1985/147

1985 No. 147

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Rate Limitation (Prescribed Maximum) (Precepts) Order 1985

7thFebruary 1985

14thFebruary 1985

Whereas in a report laid before the House of Commons on 24th July 1984(a) the authorities listed in the Schedule to this order were designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 2 of the Rates Act 1984(b) in relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 1985;

And whereas the Secretary of State has served notice on each of those authorities pursuant to section 4(1) of that Act stating the maximum which he proposes to prescribe under section 1 of that Act for the precept issued by them for that year;

And whereas none of those authorities has accepted the maximum proposed by the Secretary of State within the period specified in the notice, or agreed with him a different maximum;

And whereas a draft of this order has been approved by resolution of the House of Commons:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1 and 4(4) of the Rates Act 1984 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 Rate Limitation (Prescribed Maximum) (Precepts) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on 14th February 1985.

(a) See the Rate Limitation Report 1984 HC 589.

(b) 1984 c. 33.

Interpretation

2. In this order—

"the Act" means the Rates Act 1984; and

"the maximum precept" means:—

(i) in the case of the Inner London Education Authority, the maximum amount in the pound for that part of the precept issued by the Greater London Council as is attributable to the expenditure of the Authority;

(ii) in the case of the Greater London Council, the maximum amount in the pound for that part of the precept issued by the Greater London Council as is not attributable to the expenditure of the Inner London Education Authority; and

(iii) in any other case, the maximum amount in the pound for the precept issued by the authority.

Prescription of maximum precepts

3. There is hereby prescribed, under section 1 of the Act, as the maximum precept for the financial year beginning on 1st April 1985 for an authority listed in the Schedule to this order, the amount there set against the name of the authority.

Article 3

SCHEDULE

MAXIMUM PRECEPTS

Merseyside Metropolitan County Council 82.86p
                South Yorkshire Metropolitan
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