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Local Government Finance Act 1988, Section 144 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 January 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

144 Interpretation: authorities.E+W+S

(1)Each of the following is a charging authority—

(a)a district council,

(b)a London borough council,

(c)the Common Council, and

(d)the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

[F1(2)Billing authority”, “precepting authority”, “major precepting authority” and “ local precepting authority” have the same meaning as in Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992[F2; but, in the case of references to a billing authority in Part 2 of Schedule 8, this is subject to paragraph 3A of that Schedule.]]

(3)A waste disposal authority is an authority established at any time by an order under section 10(1) of the M1Local Government Act 1985.

F3(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F4(5)A combined fire and rescue authority is a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies.]

(6)A [F5billing authority] is a special authority if its population on 1 April 1986 was less than 10,000, and its gross rateable value on that date divided by its population on that date was more than £10,000.

(7)An authority’s population on 1 April 1986 is the Registrar General’s estimate of its population on that date as certified by him to the Secretary of State for the purposes of the enactments relating to rate support grant; and an authority’s gross rateable value on that date is the aggregate of the rateable values on that date of the hereditaments in its area.

Textual Amendments

F1S. 144(2) substituted (6.3.1992) by 1992 c. 14, s. 117(1), Sch. 13 para. 81(1) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))

F2Words in s. 144(2) inserted (E.W.) (with effect in accordance with s. 5(3) of the amending Act) by Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17), Sch. 3 para. 29

F3S. 144(4) repealed (E.W) (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103(3), 104(1), Sch. 9 Pt. I

F4S. 144(5) substituted (1.10.2004 except in relation to W., 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 1 para. 68(5); S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2; S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2

F5Words in s. 144(6) substituted (6.3.1992) by 1992 c. 14, s. 117(1), Sch. 13 para. 81(2) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 144(1) applied (E.W.) (6.3.1992) by 1992 c. 14, s. 27(8) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))

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