The Local Government Finance (Consequential Amendments) (Debt Administration) Order 1990

Made: 22nd May 1990

Laid before Parliament: 23rd May 1990

Coming into force: 30th May 1990

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 147(1) and (2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988[^f00001], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Consequential Amendments) (Debt Administration) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 30th May 1990.

Amendment of orders under section 66(1) of the Local Government Act 1985

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• (1) Article 2 of each of the Orders specified in paragraph (2) shall be amended by the substitution for the definition of “relevant authority” of the following definition —

• “relevant authority” means a joint authority in relation to which a district council within the county is a constituent council,and any such council other than the designated council;

• (2) The Orders mentioned in paragraph (1) are —

• The Local Government Reorganisation (Debt Administration) (Greater Manchester) Order 1986[^f00003];

• The Local Government Reorganisation (Debt Administration) (South Yorkshire) Order 1986[^f00004];

• The Local Government Reorganisation (Debt Administration) (Tyne and Wear) Order 1986[^f00005];

• The Local Government Reorganisation (Debt Administration) (West Midlands) Order 1986[^f00006]; andThe Local Government Reorganisation (Debt Administration) (West Yorkshire) Order 1986[^f00007].

Signed

Chris Patten — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 22nd May 1990

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Order makes provision consequent upon the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (which establishes new systems of community chargesand non-domestic rates).

Article 2 of the Order amends the definition of “relevant authority” in the Orders listed in paragraph of that article. There is no substantive change, since the authorities to whom the original definition applied (joint authoritiesand rating authorities) werethe same joint authoritiesand district councils as are referred to in the amended definition.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1988 c. 41.

[^f00002]: 1985 c. 51.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1986/563.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1986/437.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1986/501.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1986/553, amended by S.I. 1986/1398.

[^f00007]: S.I.1986/471; article 9(4) and (6) are saved (until 1st July 1990) from the revocation of the Order by S.I. 1990/1024 (article 11(1)).