{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rate-limitation-councils-in-england-prescribed-maximum-rates-order-1989/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rate-limitation-councils-in-england-prescribed-maximum-rates-order-1989/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/228",
  "legislation_title": "The Rate Limitation (Councils in England) (Prescribed Maximum) (Rates) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rate-limitation-councils-in-england-prescribed-maximum-rates-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 22nd February 1989\nComing into force 28th February 1989\nWhereas in a report laid before the House of Commons on 7th July 1988 the authorities listed in the Schedule to this Order were designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 2 of the Rates Act 1984 in relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 1989;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State has served notice on each of those authorities pursuant to section 4(1) of that Act stating the maximum which he proposes to prescribe under section 1 of that Act for the rate made by them for that year;\nAnd whereas none of those authorities has accepted the maximum proposed by the Secretary of State within the period specified in the notice or agreed with him a different maximum;\nAnd whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of the House of Commons;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1 and 4(4) of the Rates Act 1984 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See the Rate Limitation (Councils in England) Report 1988 HC 571."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1984 c. 33. Section 2(2)(a) was amended, as regards England, by the Rate Limitation (Designation of Authorities) (Exemption) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/729)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/228/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}