Greater London Authority Bill - continued        House of Lords

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  PART III
  FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
  CHAPTER I
  COUNCIL TAX
 
Different categories of dwellings
Amounts for different categories of dwellings.     67. In section 30 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (amounts for different categories of dwellings) there shall be added at the end-
 
 
    "(10) Where the major precepting authority in question is the Greater London Authority, subsections (2)(b) and (4) above shall have effect as if the references to sections 43 to 47 below were references to the appropriate Greater London provisions.
 
      (11) In this section, "the appropriate Greater London provisions" means-
 
 
    (a) sections 71 to 76 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and section 47 below; or
 
    (b) in the case of calculations by way of substitute, sections 71, 72 and 74 to 76 of, and Schedule 6 to, that Act and section 47 below."
 
Precepts
Authority to be a major precepting authority.     68. - (1) Section 39 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (precepting and precepted authorities) shall be amended as follows.
 
      (2) In subsection (1) (major precepting authorities) after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted-
 
 
    "(aa) the Greater London Authority;".
      (3) Paragraphs (e) and (f) of that subsection (which relate to the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority and the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District) shall cease to have effect.
 
Issue of precepts.     69. In section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (issue of precepts by major precepting authorities) there shall be added at the end-
 
 
    "(9) Where the precepting authority is the Greater London Authority, this section shall have effect with the following modifications-
 
 
    (a) in subsection (2)(a), for the reference to sections 43 to 47 below there shall be substituted a reference to the appropriate Greater London provisions;
 
    (b) in subsection (3), for the reference to sections 43 to 47 below there shall be substituted a reference to the appropriate Greater London provisions;
 
    (c) in subsection (6), for the reference to item T in section 44(1) below there shall be substituted a reference to item T in section 74(2) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999; and
 
    (d) also in subsection (6), for the reference to item TP in section 45(3) below there shall be substituted a reference to item TP2 in section 75(4) of that Act.
      (10) In this section, "the appropriate Greater London provisions" means-
 
 
    (a) sections 71 to 76 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and section 47 below; or
 
    (b) in the case of calculations by way of substitute, sections 71, 72 and 74 to 76 of, and Schedule 6 to, that Act and section 47 below."
Substituted precepts.     70. - (1) Section 42 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (substitute precepts) shall be amended as follows.
 
      (2) In subsection (1) (duty to issue substitute precepts on making of substitute calculations under certain provisions specified in paragraph (b)) in paragraph (b), after "section 51 below" there shall be inserted "or section 81 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999".
 
 
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