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Local Government Act 1974

Accountability and accounting

223K: Unauthorised expenditure

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"Spending money without permission: what happens when councils break the rules"

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If you look at a part of the law called the Local Government Act 1974, you will find a section that was called Unauthorised expenditure. This section was part of the law, but it is no longer in use because it was repealed. You can find out more about what happened to this section by looking at the Local Government Act 2002, which changed the law on 1 July 2003.

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"Money spent by councils on various things that don't fit other categories"

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"The government does not have to pay local council debts, but this rule is no longer in effect."

Part 12AAccountability and accounting

223KUnauthorised expenditure (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 223K: repealed, on , by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).