The objector sought leave to appeal. He had objected to spending on a war memorial. The district auditor when declining to intervene had given his reasons. The claimant objected that he should have waited before giving those reasons.
Held: Either the reasons were validly delivered in which case the objection failed, or they were not in which case the appeal was out of time. Leave refused.
Citations:
[1996] EWCA Civ 919
Statutes:
Local Government Finance Act 1982 17
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Lloyd v McMahon HL 12-Mar-1987
The district auditor had issued a certificate under the 1982 Act surcharging the appellant councillors in the sum of 106,103, pounds being the amount of a loss incurred or deficiency caused, as the auditor found, by their wilful misconduct.
Cited – Re Poyser and Mills’ Arbitration 1963
The section at issue imposed a duty upon a tribunal to which the Act applies or any minister who makes a decision after the holding of a statutory inquiry to give reasons for their decision, if requested. A record of the reasons for a decision must . .
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Local Government
Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.140786