{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2011/10",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-act-northern-ireland-2011",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Report by chief financial officer on estimates",
  "text": "(1) The chief financial officer of a council shall submit to the council a report on the robustness of the estimates.\n(2) A council shall have regard to that report when considering the estimates under section 3(2)(a).\n(3) In this section “the estimates” means the estimates submitted to the council under section 3(1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 4 modified (with effect in accordance with art. 4(1) of the amending Rule) by The Local Government (Boundaries) (2008 Act) (Commencement, Transitional Provision and Savings) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/238), art. 4(3) (with art. 4(4))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 4 in operation at 1.4.2012 by S.R. 2011/306, art. 2(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/10/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:53.404622+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}