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Local Government Act 1974

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697: Default in compliance with Act, or direction given pursuant to Act

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"What happens if you don't follow the rules of the Local Government Act 1974?"

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If you do not follow the Local Government Act 1974, or a direction given because of this Act, you can be in trouble. This is called a default. A part of the Act that says what happens if you default is section 697. You can find out more about what happened to this section by looking at the Local Government Act 2002. This section was repealed, which means it is no longer part of the law, from 1 July 2003.

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Offences

697Default in compliance with Act, or direction given pursuant to Act (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 697: repealed, on , by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).