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Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 1550

COMMUNITY CHARGES, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Charge Limitation (England) (Maximum Amounts) Order 1992

Approved by the House of Commons

Made

24th June 1992

into force in accordance with article 1

Whereas the Secretary of State for the Environment has, pursuant to subsection (1) of section 100 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1), designated each of the charging authorities listed in Schedule 1 to this Order and has, pursuant to subsection (2) of that section, designated each of the precepting authorities listed in Schedule 2 to this Order as regards the financial year beginning with 1st April 1992;

And whereas the Secretary of State has notified each of those authorities in writing pursuant to section 102(1) of that Act of his decision so to designate it, the principles determined under section 100(4) of that Act in relation to it, and the amount which he proposed should be the maximum for the amount calculated by it in relation to that year under section 95(4) of that Act, or the maximum for the aggregate amount of precepts issued by it for that year (as the case may be);

And whereas each of the authorities listed in the Schedules to this Order has informed the Secretary of State by notice in writing under section 102(5)(a) of that Act that, for the reasons stated in the notice, it believes the maximum amount stated under section 102(1)(c) of that Act should be such as the authority has stated in its notice;

And whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the House of Commons;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, after considering all such information as he thinks is relevant, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 104(2), (5) and (9) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Title and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Charge Limitation (England) (Maximum Amounts) Order 1992 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Interpretation

2. In this Order "the Act" means the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

Maximum amounts

3. The amount which the amount calculated by an authority listed in Schedule 1 to this Order, in relation to the year beginning with 1st April 1992, under section 95(4) of the Act is not to exceed is the amount shown against the name of the authority in that Schedule, which amount does not in the case of any such authority exceed the amount already calculated by the authority in relation to that year under the said section 95(4).

4. The amount which the aggregate amount of precepts issued by an authority listed in Schedule 2 to this Order for the year beginning with 1st April 1992 is not to exceed is the amount shown against the name of the authority in that Schedule, which amount does not in the case of either such authority exceed the aggregate amount of precepts already issued by the authority for that year.

Michael Howard

Secretary of State for the Environment

24th June 1992

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1MAXIMUM AMOUNTS-CHARGING AUTHORITIES

The Council of the District of Basildon £22,100,000
The Council of the Borough of Cheltenham £9,910,000
The Council of the City of Gloucester £10,150,000
The Council of the London Borough of Greenwich £220,040,000
The Council of the London Borough of Hillingdon £166,270,000
The Council of the London Borough of Lambeth £328,790,000

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2MAXIMUM AMOUNTS-PRECEPTING AUTHORITIES

The Council of the County of Gloucestershire£320,500,000
The Council of the County of Warwickshire£296,990,000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order states the amount which the amount calculated by each of the Councils of the Borough of Cheltenham, the City of Gloucester, the District of Basildon and the London Boroughs of Greenwich, Hillingdon and Lambeth in relation to the chargeable financial year beginning with 1st April 1992 under section 95(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 is not to exceed. It also states the amount which the aggregate amount of precepts issued by each of the Councils of the Counties of Gloucestershire and Warwickshire for that year is not to exceed.

(1)

1988 c. 41. Part VII of the Act has been repealed by Schedule 14 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) with effect from the financial year beginning with 1st April 1993.


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