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Local Government Finance Act 1982

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I Rates, Precepts and Borrowing

    1. 1.Limitation of rating powers

    2. 2.Limitation of precepting powers

    3. 3.Substituted rates and precepts

    4. 4.Proceedings in respect of rates and precepts

    5. 5.Borrowing powers

    6. 6.Rate relief in enterprise zones

    7. 7.Interpretation and commencement of Part I

  3. PART II Block Grant

    1. 8.Adjustments of distribution of block grant

    2. 9.Information for purposes of block grant

    3. 10.Block grant for Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District

  4. PART III Accounts and Audit

    1. The Audit Commission

      1. 11.Establishment of Audit Commission

    2. Audit of accounts

      1. 12.Accounts subject to audit

      2. 13.Appointment of auditors

      3. 14.Code of audit practice

      4. 15.General duties of auditors

      5. 16.Auditor's right to obtain documents and information

      6. 17.Public inspection of accounts and right of challenge

      7. 18.Auditor's reports

      8. 19.Declaration that item of account is unlawful

      9. 20.Recovery of amount not accounted for etc.

      10. 21.Fees for audit

      11. 22.Extraordinary audit

      12. 23.Regulations as to accounts

      13. 24.Right to inspect statements of accounts and auditor's reports

      14. 25.Audit of accounts of officers

    3. Miscellaneous and supplementary

      1. 26.Studies for improving economy etc. in services

      2. 27.Reports on impact of statutory provisions etc.

      3. 28.Furnishing of information and documents to Commission

      4. 29.Miscellaneous functions of Commission

      5. 30.Restriction on disclosure of information

      6. 31.Passenger transport executives and their subsidiaries

      7. 32.Water authorities and National Water Council

      8. 33.Commencement of Part III and transitional provisions

      9. 34.Consequential amendments

      10. 35.Orders and regulations

      11. 36.Interpretation of Part III

  5. PART IV Supplementary

    1. 37.Expenses

    2. 38.Repeals

    3. 39.Short title and extent

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Rates and Precepts : Transitional Provisions

      1. 1.The following provisions of this Schedule apply where before the...

      2. 2.No rate or precept shall by virtue of section 3...

      3. 3.Where a rating authority has made a supplementary rate falling...

      4. 4.Where a person as tenant or licensee of any premises—...

      5. 5.Where a precepting authority has issued a supplementary precept falling...

      6. 6.A rating or precepting authority which has made a rate...

      7. 7.(1) A rating authority which has made a rate falling...

      8. 8.(1) Where a rating authority has made a supplementary rate...

      9. 9.In this Schedule any expression which is also used in...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Block Grant : Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District

      1. Interpretation

        1. 1.(1) In this Schedule— " gross rateable value ", in...

      2. Payment of block grant

        1. 2.In section 53(1) and (8) of the principal Act, so...

      3. Aggregate amount of rate support grants

        1. 3.In subsection (1) of section 54 of the principal Act...

      4. Calculation of block grant

        1. 4.(1) The amount of block grant payable to the Receiver...

      5. Adjustment of distribution of block grant

        1. 5.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the...

      6. Rate Support Grant Reports

        1. 6.In subsection (6)(a) of section 60 of the principal Act...

      7. Supplementary Reports

        1. 7.In the application of section 61 of the principal Act...

      8. Adjustment of block grant total

        1. 8.(1) In subsections (1) and (2) of section 62 of...

      9. Information

        1. 9.In section 65(1) of the principal Act for the words...

      10. Estimates and calculations

        1. 10.In section 66 of the principal Act, so far as...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      The Audit Commission

      1. Status

        1. 1.The Commission shall be a body corporate.

        2. 2.The Commission shall not be regarded as acting on behalf...

      2. Functions of Secretary of State in relation to Commission

        1. 3.(1) The Secretary of State may give the Commission directions...

      3. Tenure of office of members

        1. 4.(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, every member...

      4. Remuneration etc. of members

        1. 5.(1) The Commission shall pay to each member such remuneration...

      5. House of Commons disqualification

        1. 6.In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of...

      6. Staff

        1. 7.(1) The Commission shall appoint a chief officer who shall...

        2. 8.(1) It shall be the duty of the Commission to...

      7. Financial provisions

        1. 9.It shall be the duty of the Commission so to...

        2. 10.(1) The Commission may borrow— (a) from the Secretary of...

        3. 11.(1) The Treasury may guarantee, in such manner and on...

        4. 12.(1) The Commission shall keep proper accounts and other records...

      8. Proceedings

        1. 13.(1) The Commission shall regulate its own proceedings.

        2. 14.(1) The application of the seal of the Commission shall...

      9. Annual report

        1. 15.(1) The Commission shall publish an annual report on the...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      New Paragraphs for Schedule 3 to the Water Act 1973

      1. Accounts of water authorities and Council

        1. 38.(1) It shall be the duty of a water authority...

      2. Audit of water authorities and Council

        1. 39.(1) The accounts of a water authority or the Council,...

      3. General duties of auditors

        1. 39A.(1) In auditing any accounts in accordance with this Schedule,...

      4. Auditor's right to obtain documents and information

        1. 39B.(1) An auditor shall have a right of access at...

      5. Public inspection of accounts and right to make representations

        1. 39C.(1) At each audit of the accounts of a water...

      6. Transmission of documents to Ministers and local authorities

        1. 39D.(1) As soon as the audit of the accounts of...

      7. Right to inspect statements of accounts and auditor's reports

        1. 39E.(1) Any person, on application to a water authority or...

      8. Regulations as to accounts

        1. 39F.(1) The Ministers may by regulations applying to water authorities...

      9. Restriction on disclosure of information

        1. 39G.(1) No information relating to a particular body or other...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Consequential Amendments

      1. The Public Health Act 1875

        1. 1.In section 265 of the Public Health Act 1875, for...

      2. The Police Act 1964

        1. 2.In section 8(3) of the Police Act 1964 for the...

      3. The Transport Act 1968

        1. 3.For section 14(3) of the Transport Act 1968 there shall...

      4. The Transport (London) Act 1969

        1. 4.For section 15(2)(a) of the Transport (London) Act 1969 there...

      5. The Local Government Act 1972

        1. 5.(1) In section 80(1)(e) of the Local Government Act 1972,...

      6. The Water Act 1973

        1. 6.(1) In paragraphs 6(1)(c) and 9(1)(e) of Schedule 3 to...

      7. The Land Drainage Act 1976

        1. 7.In paragraphs 5(1)(c) and 8(1)(e) of Schedule 1 to the...

      8. The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

        1. 8.(1) In section 2(7) of the Local Government, Planning and...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Repeals

      1. PART I

      2. PART II

      3. PART III

      4. PART IV

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