SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 Amendments to Local Government Finance Act 1992

Section 136.

Introduction

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Chapter IVA of Part I of the M1Local Government Finance Act 1992 (which relates to limitation of council tax and precepts and which was inserted by Schedule 1 to the M2Local Government Act 1999) shall be amended as follows.

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(1)

Section 52F shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (6)(a) for “70 and 71” there shall be substituted “ 85 and 86 ”.

(3)

In subsection (6)(b) for “80” there shall be substituted “ 95 ”.

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(1)

Section 52J shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)(a) for “70, 71 and 73 to 75 of and Schedule 6” there shall be substituted “ 85, 86 and 88 to 90 of and Schedule 7 ”.

(3)

In subsection (3)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) for “73(2)” there shall be substituted “ 88(2) ”, and

(b)

in paragraph (b) for “74(3)” there shall be substituted “ 89(3) ”.

(4)

In subsection (6)—

(a)

for “73(2)” (in both places where it occurs) there shall be substituted “ 88(2) ”,

(b)

for “74(3)” there shall be substituted “ 89(3) ”, and

(c)

for “74(4)” there shall be substituted “ 89(4) ”.

(5)

In subsection (8)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) for “73(2)” there shall be substituted “ 88(2) ”, and

(b)

in paragraph (b) for “74(4)” there shall be substituted “ 89(4) ”.

(6)

In subsection (9)—

(a)

for “73 and 74” there shall be substituted “ 88 and 89 ”, and

(b)

for “74(2)” there shall be substituted “ 89(2) ”.

(7)

In subsection (10)(b)—

(a)

for “73(3)(b)” there shall be substituted “ 88(3)(b) ”, and

(b)

for “74(5)(b)” there shall be substituted “ 89(5)(b) ”.

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(1)

Section 52Q shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (5)(a) for “70 and 71” there shall be substituted “ 85 and 86 ”.

(3)

In subsection (5)(b) for “80” there shall be substituted “ 95 ”.

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(1)

Section 52U shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In subsections (2)(a) and (3)(a) for “70 to 75” there shall be substituted “ 85 to 90 ”.

(3)

In subsection (3)(b) for “70, 71 and 73 to 75 of and Schedule 6” there shall be substituted “ 85, 86 and 88 to 90 of and Schedule 7 ”.

(4)

In subsection (6)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) for “73(2)” there shall be substituted “ 88(2) ”, and

(b)

in paragraph (b) for “74(3)” there shall be substituted “ 89(3) ”.

(5)

In subsection (9)—

(a)

for “73(2)” (in both places where it occurs) there shall be substituted “ 88(2) ”,

(b)

for “74(3)” there shall be substituted “ 89(3) ”, and

(c)

for “74(4)” there shall be substituted “ 89(4) ”.

(6)

In subsection (11)—

(a)

for “73(2)” there shall be substituted “ 88(2) ”, and

(b)

for “74(4)” there shall be substituted “ 89(4) ”.

(7)

In subsection (12)—

(a)

for “73 and 74” there shall be substituted “ 88 and 89 ”, and

(b)

for “74(2)” there shall be substituted “ 89(2) ”.

(8)

In subsection (13)(b)—

(a)

for “73(3)(b)” there shall be substituted “ 88(3)(b) ”, and

(b)

for “74(5)(b)” there shall be substituted “ 89(5)(b) ”.

Meaning of budget requirement

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In section 52W(2) for “70(8)” there shall be substituted “ 85(8) ”.