Local Government (Rating) Act 2002

Lump sum contributions

117A: Interpretation

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"What special words mean in this part of the law"

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When you read this part of the law, some words have special meanings. A capital project is a big job that a local authority spends money on, and this money is not used for everyday expenses. It can also include a loan for a big job.

A capital project funding plan is a plan that a local authority makes to pay for a big job, and you can find out more about this in section 117B(3). An election is when an eligible ratepayer makes a choice under section 117H(1). An eligible ratepayer is someone who has to pay for a big job, according to the plan.

An invitation is when a local authority asks its eligible ratepayers to do something under section 117F. A lump sum contribution is when an eligible ratepayer pays money to help pay for a big job that a local authority is doing. You make this payment to contribute to the project.

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Part 4ALump sum contributions

117AInterpretation

  1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    capital project

    1. means a project or work the expenditure for which is not recognised by generally accepted accounting practice as being operating expenditure; and
      1. includes a loan in relation to a project or work

        capital project funding plan or funding plan means a capital project funding plan adopted by a local authority under section 117B(3)

          election means an election made by an eligible ratepayer under section 117H(1)

            eligible ratepayer means the ratepayer in respect of a rating unit that is identified in a capital project funding plan as being a rating unit that is liable to fund the capital project concerned

              invitation means an invitation made by a local authority to its eligible ratepayers under section 117F

                lump sum contribution means a payment made by an eligible ratepayer under this Part for the purposes of contributing to a capital project of a local authority.

                Notes
                • Section 117A: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Local Government (Rating) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 28).