Local Government Act 1972

28 (1) The M1 General Rate Act 1967 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph. E+W

X1 (2) In section 2(2) for the words “rural district council” in both places where they occur, and in section 5(1)(e) for those words, there shall be substituted the words “ district council ”.

X1 (3) In section 38(4), for the word “counties” there shall be substituted the words “ non-metropolitan counties and metropolitan districts ”.

X1 (4) In section 67(2)(b) for sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—

“(ii) in respect of any rating district.”

X1 (5) In section 112, the words “or urban district”, “or district” and “rural” shall cease to have effect.

X1 (6) In section 115, for the definition of “rating district” there shall be substituted the following definition:— ““rating district” means—

(a) as respects Greater London, a rating area or, subject to paragraph 8(1)(b) of Schedule 4 to this Act, any part of a rating area which is subject to separate or differential rating (otherwise than in respect of a garden or square or by reason of any provision of the City of London (Tithes and Rates) Act 1910 or the City of London (Tithes) Act 1947);

(b) except as respects Greater London—

(i) any part of a rating area which is subject to separate or differential rating ;

(ii) in a parish or community part of which is so subject, the part which is not so subject;

(iii) a parish no part of which is so subject ;

(iv) a community which is not co-extensive with the area of a district and no part of which is so subject ;

(v) any part of a rating area in England not falling within sub-paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) above”;

Editorial Information

X1 The text of Sch. 13 paras. 24, 25, 28(2)–(6) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M1 1967 c. 9.