Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 1120

The Local Government Finance (Housing) (Consequential Amendments) (Amendment) Order 1993

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1993 No. 1120

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Government Finance (Housing) (Consequential Amendments) (Amendment) Order 1993

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 113(1) and 114 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992^[1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and extent

    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Housing) (Consequential Amendments) (Amendment) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 23rd April 1993.

    (2)  This Order extends to England and Wales only.

Amendment of Order

    2.    For paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Finance (Housing) (Consequential Amendments) Order 1993^[2] (amendments to the Housing Act 1988^[3]) substitute—
    "18.    After section 41A (amounts attributable to services)^[4] insert

"Provision of information as to exemption from council tax



    41B.    A billing authority within the meaning of Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 shall, if so requested in writing by a rent officer or rent assessment committee in connection with his or their functions under any enactment, inform the rent officer or rent assessment committee in writing whether or not a particular dwelling (within the meaning of Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992) is, or was at any time specified in the request, an exempt dwelling for the purposes of that Part of that Act." .

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Department of the Environment

Michael Howard

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State

21st April 1993

This Order corrects a defect in the Local Government Finance (Housing) (Consequential Amendments) Order 1993, which amended housing legislation in consequence of council tax under the Local Government Finance Act 1992. This Order inserts section 41B into the Housing Act 1988.

[1] 1992 c. 14. back

[2] S.I. 1993/651. back

[3] 1988 c. 50. back

[4] Section 41A was inserted by paragraph 103 of Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 c. 6. back