This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Discretionary Expenditure Limits) (Wales) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.
SourceS.I. 2000/990 (W.)
The Local Authorities (Discretionary Expenditure Limits) (Wales) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/990 (W.))
Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 enables a local authority to incur expenditure for certain purposes not otherwise authorised provided that such expenditure does not exceed the amount produced by multiplying a specified sum by the relevant population of the authorityβs area. In the case of a principal council in Wales, the sum is Β£3.80 or such other sum as may by order be specified. In the case of a community council, the sum is Β£3.50 or such other sum as may by order be specified.
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(1) For the purposes of section 137(4)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972 the sum of Β£5.00 is specified as the sum appropriate to a principal or a community council in Wales.
(2) For the purposes of section 137A(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 the sum of Β£5000 is specified as the relevant minimum for financial assistance provided by a local authority in Wales.
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