There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament any administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of this Act and any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of such moneys under any other Act.
(1)The first financial year for which a maximum may be prescribed under Part I of this Act shall be the year beginning on 1st April 1985.
(2)The first financial year in which consultation is required to take place under section 13 above shall be the financial year beginning on 1st April 1984.
(3)Section 15 above shall have effect in relation to any rate made after the passing of this Act.
(4)The provisions of Schedules 1 and 2 to this Act shall come into force as provided in those provisions respectively.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Rates Act 1984.
(2)In this Act—
“financial year” means a period of twelve months beginning with 1st April;
“” [F1and “Rate Support Grant Report”]have the same meaning as in Part VI of the M1Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 and “relevant expenditure” has the meaning given in section 54 of that Act;
“the proper officer” shall be construed in accordance with section 270(3) of the Local Government Act 1972;
“rate” means the general rate except that in the case of the City of London it includes the poor rate.
[F2(2A)For the purposes of this Act the total expenditure of a local authority in relation to any financial year is the expenditure which is its total expenditure in relation to the year for the purposes of Part VI of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 by virtue of section 3 of the Local Government Finance Act 1987.]
(3)This Act extends to England and Wales only.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Local Government Finance Act 1987 (c. 6, SIF 81:1), s. 11, Sch. 4 paras. 9, 12(2)
F2S. 19(2A) inserted by Local Government Finance Act 1987 (c. 6, SIF 81:1), s. 11, Sch. 4 paras. 9, 12(2)
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