{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-rating-matters-order-1973/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-rating-matters-order-1973/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1973/1625",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Rating Matters) Order 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-rating-matters-order-1973",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "This Order makes provision, consequential on the Local Government Act 1972, in respect of a number of rating matters, namely—\nthe calculation of rateable values for various public utilities;\nthe termination of any existing resolution concerning the rating of unoccupied property; but with continuity therewith of any similar resolution of the new district council effective from 1st April 1974;\nthe termination of existing resolutions for rating owners and allowing discounts;\nthe reorganisation of valuation lists so as to accord with the new districts;\nthe continuity into the new districts of proposals for alteration of valuation lists;\nthe collection and recovery by the new district councils of arrears of rates outstanding on 31st March 1974.\nThe Order also contains a provision concerning expenses of community councils in Wales in the first year of reorganised local government.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1625/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:00:22.271791+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."
}