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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-42",
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  "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/42",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "General interpretation",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“association” includes any body of persons, corporate or unincorporated;\n“chief financial officer” means the officer designated under section 1(2);\n“council” means a district council, and in relation to any district means the council for that district;\n“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;\n“direction” means direction in writing; and “direct” shall be construed accordingly;\n“district”, in relation to any council, means the district for which that council acts;\n“the general fund” means the fund mentioned in section 8;\n“officer” includes servant;\n“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;\n“proper practices” shall be construed in accordance with section 2(3) and (4);\n“public body” means a body (other than a council) established by or under a statutory provision;\n“regulations” means regulations made by the Department;\n“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33);\n“voluntary body” means any association carrying on or proposing to carry on any activities otherwise than for the purpose of gain by the association or individual members.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/10/section/42",
    "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."
}