# The Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1998

S.I. 1998/694 · made 12 March 1998

This Order brings into force on 18th March 1998 paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (amendment of section 36 of the Representation of the People Act 1983) and minor repeals in the Local Government Act 1972.

Made under: Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (Section 34)

## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 12th March 1998
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 34(1) of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1998.

## 2 Commencement of minor and consequential amendments and repeals

The following provisions of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 shall come into force on 18th March 1998—
(a) section 33, in so far as it relates to the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c) below;
(b) in Schedule 3, paragraph 17; and
(c) in Schedule 4, the repeals in the Local Government Act 1972.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Nick Raynsford
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
12th March 1998

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 18th March 1998 paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (amendment of section 36 of the Representation of the People Act 1983) and minor repeals in the Local Government Act 1972.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/694 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-rating-act-1997-commencement-no-4-order-1998
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