Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Local Government (Charges) Act 2009
No. 30 of 2009
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 24 July 2009 | Local Government (Charges) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 279 of 2009), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| References construed | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 9(2), 9(3), 25(2) | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 214 of 2014), art. 2 |
| Repealed subject to conditions | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 6, 73(1)(d), 73(2) | 31 March 2025 | Commenced as per s. 73(1)(d) |
| S. 1 amended | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(a), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 2 substituted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(b), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 3 repealed | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 6, 73(1)(a) | 27 January 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3(5) substituted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(c)(i), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 3(6) substituted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(c)(i), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 3(8) inserted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(c)(ii), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 4 repealed | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 6, 73(1)(a) | 27 January 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 4(1)(b) amended | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(d), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 4(5) substituted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(e), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 4(7) inserted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(f), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 4(8) inserted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(f), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 5 repealed | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 6, 73(1)(a) | 27 January 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 5(1) substituted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(g), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 5(2) substituted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(g), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 5(4) substituted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(h), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 5(5) inserted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(h), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 5(6) inserted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(h), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 5(7) inserted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(h), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 6 repealed | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 6, 73(1)(b) | 2 March 2014 | Commenced as per s. 73(1)(b) |
| S. 6 substituted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(i), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 8 substituted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(j), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 8A inserted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(j), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 8B inserted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(j), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 9 repealed | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 6, 73(1)(a) | 27 January 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10 substituted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(k), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 10(8) substituted | Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 17 of 2012), ss. 1(4), 12(1) | 1 August 2012 | Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 287 of 2012), art. 2(c) |
| S. 11 substituted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(l), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 11(2) am. | Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 (No. 31 of 2010), ss. 123, 125, schedule 7, pt. 1 | 1 November 2010 | Commenced as per s. 125 |
| S. 11(3) references construed | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 42 of 2015), ss. 1(4), 13(3) | 7 April 2016 | Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 151 of 2016), art.2(a) |
| S. 12(3) amended | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(m)(i), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 12(4) amended | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(m)(ii), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 12(7) inserted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(m)(iii), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 14 repealed | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 6, 73(1)(a) | 27 January 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 14 substituted | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(n), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
| S. 15 repealed subject to conditions | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 6, 73(1)(c), 73(2) | 1 January 2015 | Commenced as per s. 73(1)(c) |
| S. 15(1) amended | Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 (No. 36 of 2011), ss. 19(1)(o), 19(2), 19(3) | 1 January 2012 | S. 19(3) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 3 | Local Government (Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 63 of 2012) |
| Local Government (Charges) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 278 of 2009) | |
| S. 5 | Local Government (Charges) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 721 of 2011) |
| S. 10 | Local Government (Charges) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 721 of 2011) |
| S. 11 | Local Government (Charges) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 721 of 2011) |
| S. 14 | Local Government (Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 63 of 2012) |
| Local Government (Charges) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 721 of 2011) |