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Statutory Instruments
Council Tax, England
Made
6th November 2013
Laid before Parliament
13th November 2013
Coming into force
6th December 2013
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 52ZG(3)(b), 52ZN(2)(b) and (4)(b) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992(1), makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Authority (Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases) (Date of Referendum) (England) Order 2013 and comes into force on 6th December 2013.
(2) This Order applies in relation to England and the financial year beginning on 1st April 2014 only.
2. The date specified for the purposes of sections 52ZG(3)(b), 52ZN(2)(b) and (4)(b) is 22 May 2014.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Brandon Lewis
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
6th November 2013
(This note is not part of the Order)
In accordance with Chapter 4ZA of Part 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, a referendum must be held where a local authority in England sets an excessive increase in its relevant basic amount of council tax for a financial year. This Order specifies 22nd May 2014 as the latest date by which a billing authority can hold such a referendum in the financial year beginning 1st April 2014.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen and the impact on the public sector is minimal.
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