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Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 1997

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Number 29 of 1997

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (FINANCIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1997

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Regulations, orders and directions.

3.

Retention of car tax by local authorities.

4.

Local Government (Equalisation) Fund.

5.

Payments into the Fund generally.

6.

Payments out of the Fund generally.

7.

Local Government (Equalisation) Council.

8.

Closing of Central Motor Tax Account and payment into the Fund of amounts of rate support grant.

9.

Local variation of car tax rates.

10.

Apportionment of revenue from car tax among local authorities.

11.

Deduction by local authority of expenses from amounts of motor vehicle tax and other fees and duties.

12.

Removal of power of local authorities to make charges for supply of water for domestic purposes, etc.

13.

Estimates adopted by local authority in local financial year, 1997, not affected by Act.

14.

Local Government (Value for Money) Unit.

15.

Value for money audit.

16.

Amendment of section 61 of Local Government Act, 1955.

17.

Amendment of Finance (No. 2) Act, 1992.

18.

Repeals.

19.

Expenses.

20.

Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.

Acts Referred to

City and County Management (Amendment) Act, 1955

1955, No. 12

Finance Act, 1961

1961, No. 23

Finance Act, 1989

1989, No. 10

Finance Act, 1991

1991, No. 13

Finance Act, 1992

1992, No. 9

Finance Act, 1993

1993, No. 13

Finance Act, 1994

1994, No. 13

Finance Act, 1995

1995, No. 8

Finance Act, 1996

1996, No. 9

Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act, 1952

1952, No. 24

Finance (No. 2) Act, 1992

1992, No. 28

Local Government Act, 1941

1941, No. 23

Local Government Act, 1955

1955, No. 9

Local Government Act, 1994

1994, No. 8

Local Government (Delimitation of Water Supply Disconnection Powers) Act, 1995

1995, No. 18

Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 1978

1978, No. 35

Local Government (Financial Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1983

1983, No. 21

Local Government Acts, 1925 to 1994

Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1962

1962, No. 26

Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878

1878, c. 52

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Number 29 of 1997

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (FINANCIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1997

AN ACT TO ENABLE LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ENJOY THE REVENUES FROM DUTIES CHARGED UNDER THE FINANCE (EXCISE DUTIES) (VEHICLES) ACT, 1952 , AND FROM DUTIES AND FEES CHARGED UNDER CERTAIN OTHER ENACTMENTS, TO REMOVE THE POWER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO MAKE CHARGES FOR THE SUPPLY OF WATER FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES OR FOR THE DISPOSAL OF DOMESTIC SEWAGE, TO ENABLE STEPS TO BE TAKEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING THE PROVISION BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF SERVICES IN A MORE ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT MANNER, TO OTHERWISE MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IN PARTICULAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING THAT THE REVENUES FROM DUTIES AND FEES AFORESAID ARE APPORTIONED AMONG LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON AN EQUITABLE AND FAIR BASIS) AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [20th May, 1997]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: