Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (repealed)

67 Justices not disqualified by reason of liability to local taxation.E+W

A justice of the peace may perform any act in the execution of his office as such a justice in relation to the laws concerning—

(a)rates leviable by a rating authority;

(b)community charges of a charging authority;

(c)council tax set by a billing authority; or

(d)the non-domestic rate of a special authority within the meaning of section 144(6) of the M1Local Government Finance Act 1988,

even though he is rated to or chargeable with any rates falling within paragraph (a) above or is liable, or would but for any enactment or anything provided or done under any enactment be liable, to pay an amount in respect of any charge, tax or rate falling within paragraphs (b) to (d) above in the area affected by the act in question.

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