Local Government Act 2003
Local Government Act 2003 (2003 c. 26)
- Local Government Act 2003 (2003 c. 26)
- Part 1 Capital finance etc and accounts
- Chapter 1 Capital finance etc
- Borrowing
- 1 Power to borrow
- 2 Control of borrowing
- 3 Duty to determine affordable borrowing limit
- 4 Imposition of borrowing limits
- 5 Temporary borrowing
- 6 Protection of lenders
- Credit arrangements
- 7 “Credit arrangements”
- 8 Control of credit arrangements
- Capital receipts
- 9 “Capital receipt”
- 10 Non-money receipts
- 11 Use of capital receipts
- Investment
- 12 Power to invest
- Risk management: England
- 12A Risk-mitigation directions
- 12B Risk thresholds
- 12C Restriction of power to give risk-mitigation directions
- 12D Duty to cooperate with independent expert
- Miscellaneous
- 13 Security for money borrowed etc
- 14 Information
- Supplementary
- 15 Guidance
- 16 “Capital expenditure”
- 17 External funds
- 18 Local authority companies etc
- 19 Application to parish and community councils
- 20 Directions
- Chapter 2 Accounts
- 21 Accounting practices
- 22 “Revenue account”
- Chapter 3 General
- 23 “Local authority”
- 24 Wales
- Part 2 Financial administration
- 25 Budget calculations: report on robustness of estimates etc
- 26 Minimum reserves
- 27 Budget calculations: report on inadequacy of controlled reserve
- 28 Budget monitoring: general
- 29 Budget monitoring: Greater London Authority
- 30 Authorisation of agreements during the prohibition period
- Part 3 Grants etc
- Chapter 1 Expenditure grant
- 31 Power of Ministers to pay grant
- 32 Application to Greater London Authority
- 32A Power to pay grant to joint committees of London councils
- 32A Power of strategic authorities to pay grant
- 32B Application to Mayoral development corporations outside London
- 33 Interpretation of Chapter 1
- Chapter 2 Other grants etc
- 34 Best value grant: parishes
- 35 Best value grant: communities
- 36 Grants in connection with designation for service excellence
- 36A Grants by Ministers of the Crown in respect of best value authorities etc
- 36B Grants by Welsh Ministers in respect of Welsh principal councils
- 37 Emergency financial assistance to combined fire authorities
- 38 Local loans
- 39 Payments towards local authority indebtedness
- 40 Local government finance reports: Wales
- Part 4 Business improvement districts
- BID arrangements
- 41 Arrangements with respect to business improvement districts
- 42 Joint arrangements
- 43 Additional contributions and action
- 44 Duty to comply with arrangements
- BID levy
- 45 BID levy
- 46 Liability for BID levy
- Administration etc
- 47 BID Revenue Account
- 48 Administration of BID levy etc
- Procedure
- 49 BID proposals
- 50 Approval in ballot
- 51 Power of veto
- 52 Appeal against veto
- 53 Commencement of BID arrangements
- Miscellaneous
- 54 Duration of BID arrangements etc
- 55 Regulations about ballots
- 56 Power to make further provision
- 57 Crown application
- 58 Wales
- 59 Interpretation of Part 4
- Part 5 Non-domestic rates
- 60 Submission of proposed rating lists
- 61 Small business relief
- 62 Calculation of non-domestic rating multiplier
- 63 Rural settlement lists etc
- 64 Relief for registered community amateur sports clubs
- 65 Transitional relief
- 66 Rating of meters
- 67 Exemptions for agricultural buildings
- 68 Exemption for places of religious worship
- 69 Removal of power to prescribe rateable values
- 70 Local retention of rates
- 71 Adjustments for hardship relief
- 72 Provision of information
- 73 Interpretation of Part 5
- Part 6 Council tax
- Liability and amount of tax
- 74 Exception of students from joint and several liability
- 75 Second and empty homes
- 76 Billing authority’s power to reduce amount of tax payable
- Valuation lists and bands
- 77 Statutory revaluation cycle
- 78 Power to change number of valuation bands
- 79 Transitional arrangements
- Enforcement
- 80 Amendments relating to distress
- 81 Charging orders: aggregation
- 82 Quashing of liability orders
- Other
- 83 Major precepting authorities: combined fire authorities
- 84 Amendment of section 67 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992
- 85 Vacant dwellings: use of information obtained for council tax purposes
- 86 Repeal of section 31 of the Local Government Act 1999
- Part 7 Housing finance etc
- 87 Housing strategies and statements
- 88 Housing Revenue Account business plans
- 89 Housing Revenue Account subsidy: payment and calculation
- 90 Housing Revenue Account subsidy: negative amounts
- 91 Housing Revenue Accounts etc: adaptation of enactments
- 92 Local housing authority houses: rents
- Part 8 Miscellaneous and general
- Chapter 1 Miscellaneous
- Charging and trading
- 93 Power to charge for discretionary services
- 94 Power to disapply section 93(1)
- 95 Power to trade in function-related activities through a company
- 96 Regulation of trading powers
- 97 Power to modify enactments in connection with charging or trading
- 98 Procedure for orders under section 97: England
- 98A. Procedure for orders under section 97: Wales
- Performance categories
- 99 Categorisation of English local authorities by reference to performance
- 100 Exercise of powers by reference to authorities' performance categories
- Contracting-out
- 101 Staff transfer matters: general
- 102 Staff transfer matters: pensions
- 2004 local government elections
- 103 Power to change date of elections in England
- 104 Power to change date of elections in Wales
- Valuation Tribunal Service
- 105 The Valuation Tribunal Service
- 106 Transfer to Service of property, rights and liabilities
- Audit Commission
- 107 Auditors' public interest reports: time allowed for consideration
- 108 Auditors' public interest reports: publicity
- 109 Registered social landlords
- 110 Financial year
- 111 Delegation
- Other
- 112 Standards Board for England: delegation
- 113 Standards committees and monitoring officers: delegation
- 114 Paid time off for councillors not to be political donation
- 115 Overview and scrutiny committees: voting rights of co-opted members
- 116 Local polls
- 117 Generally accepted accounting practice: power to amend enactments
- 118 Appropriate sum under section 137(4) of the Local Government Act 1972
- 119 Use of fixed penalties paid for litter and dog-fouling offences
- 120 Regulation of cosmetic piercing and skin-colouring businesses
- 121 Fire brigade establishment schemes: removal of Secretary of State’s functions
- 122 Repeal of prohibition on promotion of homosexuality
- Chapter 2 General
- 123 Orders and regulations
- 124 General interpretation
- 125 Application to Isles of Scilly
- 126 Financial provisions
- 127 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
- 128 Commencement
- 129 Short title and extent
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Capital finance: parish and community councils and charter trustees
- Introductory
- Borrowing
- Loans
- “Fixed period”
- SCHEDULE 2 Welsh local government finance reports
- SCHEDULE 3 Amendment of powers exercisable in relation to local authorities
- Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
- Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27)
- Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22)
- SCHEDULE 4 The Valuation Tribunal Service
- Membership, chairman and deputy chairman
- Disqualification
- Tenure of office
- Remuneration, pensions, etc of members
- Staff
- Committees
- Proceedings
- Delegation
- Members' interests
- Vacancies and defective appointments
- Minutes
- Execution and proof of instruments
- Money
- The Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)
- The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- The Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)
- Status
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 5 Transfer schemes: further provision
- Contents of transfer scheme
- Effect of transfers
- Continuity of employment, etc of transferred employees
- Modification of transfer scheme after appointed day
- Provision of information to Secretary of State
- Consultation
- Stamp duty
- SCHEDULE 6 Section 120: transition
- Commencement not to affect existing application of section 15 of the 1982 Act
- Commencement not to affect pending resolutions about the application of section 15 of the 1982 Act
- Additional powers of commencement in relation to section 15 of the 1982 Act as amended
- Effect of existing ear-piercing registrations following extension of control to cosmetic piercing
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 7 Minor and consequential amendments
- Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41)
- Public Works Loans Act 1965 (c. 63)
- Public Works Loans Act 1967 (c. 61)
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)
- Stock Transfer Act 1982 (c. 41)
- Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)
- Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9)
- Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)
- Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
- Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
- Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)
- Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
- Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40)
- Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)
- Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c. 25)
- Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 (c. 65)
- Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)
- School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) and Education Act 2002 (c. 32)
- Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
- Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)
- National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672)
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- Homelessness Act 2002 (c. 7)
- SCHEDULE 8 Repeals and revocations
- Part 1 Repeals
- Part 2 Revocations
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