2(1)Section 78 (revenue support grant) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)For subsection (1) (duty to pay grant) substitute—
“(1)The Secretary of State may pay a grant (to be called revenue support grant) in accordance with this Chapter for a chargeable financial year—
(a)to receiving authorities,
(b)to specified bodies, or
(c)to both.”
(3)In subsection (2) (duty to make determination about revenue support grant for each chargeable financial year), after “year” insert “ for which revenue support grant is to be paid ”.
(4)In subsection (3) (content of determination)—
(a)after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)whether the Secretary of State proposes to pay grant to receiving authorities,”,
(b)at the beginning of paragraph (b) insert “ if so, ”,
(c)after paragraph (b) (and before the “and” at the end of that paragraph) insert—
“(ba)whether the Secretary of State proposes to pay grant to specified bodies,”, and
(d)at the beginning of paragraph (c) insert “ if so, ”.