Part 12AAccountability and accounting
223LGovernment not liable for debts (Repealed)
Notes
- Section 223L: repealed, on , by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
Local Government Act 1974
Accountability and accounting
223L: Government not liable for debts
"The government does not have to pay local council debts, but this rule is no longer in effect."
The government is not responsible for debts when it comes to local government. You need to know that this rule is part of the law, but it has been repealed. This means it is no longer in effect, and it was stopped on 1 July 2003 by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002.
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