When you look at the law about council property, you need to understand what some words mean. The law has a part called 'Interpretation' that helps explain what these words are. This part is called section 224, but it is no longer used because it was repealed on 1 July 2003.

You can find out more about why it was repealed by looking at section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002. This law changed the original law, which is why section 224 is not used anymore. It was repealed as part of the changes made by the Local Government Act 2002.

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223L: Government not liable for debts, or

"The government does not have to pay local council debts, but this rule is no longer in effect."

225: Property for council purposes, or

"Councils can't use this law about property anymore, it was stopped in 2003"

Part 13Council property

224Interpretation (Repealed)

Notes

Section 224: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).