# Local Government Act 1972, Section 143: Subscriptions to local government associations.

Extent: E+W

(1) A local authority may pay reasonable subscriptions, whether annually or otherwise, to the funds—
(a) of any association of local authorities formed (whether inside or outside the United Kingdom) for the purpose of consultation as to the common interests of those authorities and the discussion of matters relating to local government, or
(b) of any association of officers or members of local authorities which was so formed.
(2) In this section “local authority” includes the Common Council and a corporate joint committee.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/143 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/section-143
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.