16 Provisions as to Trophy Tax.U.K.
(1)After the appointed day His Majesty’s lieutenants for the city of London may from time to time in lieu of issuing precepts as heretofore issue precepts to the Common Council requiring them to raise the sums of money therein mentioned for the purpose of defraying the necessary charges and incidental expenses of the militia under the M1Militia (City of London) Act 1820 (commonly known as “the Trophy Tax”) and the Common Council shall comply with every such precept by raising the amount mentioned in the precept . . . F1 and the amount so raised shall be paid by the Common Council to the said lieutenants and applied by them under and in accordance with the provisions of the said Act or any other Act dealing therewith for the time being in force.
(2)Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed or construed to confer on the Common Council any right or power of administering or dealing with any sums of money raised by them under this section.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed (subject to the savings in S.I. 1990/777, reg. 4 Sch. 2) by Local Government and Finance Act 1988 (c. 41, SIF 81:1; 103:2), s. 149, Sch. 13 Pt. I
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