# The Water Authorities (Precepts to Internal Drainage Boards) Regulations 1974, Note: Explanatory note


Water authorities may raise money towards defraying their expenses by issuing precepts to internal drainage boards. These Regulations, which come into operation on the 1st April 1974, prescribe a form of statement to be sent with every precept setting out the purposes to which the amount demanded is to be applied and the basis on which it is calculated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/375/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-authorities-precepts-to-internal-drainage-boards-regulations-1974/note
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