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Section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 1986, which is brought into force on 1st April 1988 by the Local Government Act 1986 (Commencement) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2003), requires a local authority to keep a separate account of its expenditure on publicity. This Order, which applies to England and Wales, provides that section 5(1) shall not apply to expenditure and publicity of certain descriptions.
Article 3 exempts certain expenditure on staff, equipment and supplies, and article 4 exempts expenditure by way of assistance to another person or body for activities which do not consist wholly or mainly of publicity.
Article 5 exempts certain expenditure on publicity on cases where a person is contracted to carry out works to provide services by or on behalf of a local authority.
Article 6 is concerned with expenditure on publicity amounting to less than £3,000 in any financial year.
Article 7 exempts publicity of a wide-ranging series of classes set out in the Schedule, except in so far as it involves publicity or expenditure of a type mentioned in the article itself.
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