Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
12th March 1998
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 34(1) of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1998.
2. The following provisions of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 shall come into force on 18th March 1998—
(a)section 33, in so far as it relates to the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c) below;
(b)in Schedule 3, paragraph 17; and
(c)in Schedule 4, the repeals in the Local Government Act 1972(2).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Nick Raynsford
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
12th March 1998
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 18th March 1998 paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (amendment of section 36 of the Representation of the People Act 1983) and minor repeals in the Local Government Act 1972.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.
| Provision | Date of commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| section 1 | 18th November 1997 | 1997/2752 |
| section 2 | 1st April 1997 | 1997/1097 |
| section 5 | 1st December 1997 | 1997/2826 |
| section 8 | 1st December 1997 | 1997/2826 |
| Part III | 19th May 1997 | 1997/1097 |
| section 33(1) (in part) | 1st April 1997 | 1997/1097 |
| (in part) | 19th April 1997 | 1997/1097 |
| (in part) | 1st December 1997 | 1997/2826 |
| Schedule 1 | 18th November 1997 | 1997/2752 |
| Schedule 2 | 1st December 1997 | 1997/2826 |
| Schedule 3, paragraph 1 | 19th May 1997 | 1997/1097 |
| paragraph 2 | 1st April 1997 | 1997/1097 |
| paragraphs 11 to 16 | 19th May 1997 | 1997/1097 |
| paragraph 22 (in part) | 1st April 1997 | 1997/1097 |
| paragraph 23 | 1st April 1997 | 1997/1097 |
| paragraph 29 (in part) | 1st December 1997 | 1997/2826 |
| Schedule 4 (in part) | 19th May 1997 | 1997/1097 |