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The Local Government Act 1974 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1974
Westlaw
King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
2011-04-05
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Section 43(2) of the Local Government Act 1974 provides that the provisions of the Act specified therein shall come into operation on such day as the Secretary of State may by Order made by statutory instrument appoint and that different days may be appointed for different provisions. This Order provides for certain of the provisions specified to come into operation on dates appointed in the Order. The provisions being brought into operation include provisions relating to rating and, also, those with respect to the removal and relaxation of controls affecting certain local authority functions.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.
T.H. CaulcottAn Under Secretary in the Department of the Environment