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Statutory Instruments

1987 No. 1329 (S.93)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

The Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.2) Order 1987

Approved by the House of Commons

Made

5th May 1987

Laid before the House of Commons

11th May 1987

Coming into force

21st July 1987

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the enactments set out in Schedule 1 to this Order, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appear to him to be concerned and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.2) Order 1987 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.

(2) In this Order–

“the 1966 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966((1));

“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973((2));

“the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975((3));

“the 1982 Act” means the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982((4));

“the 1984 Act” means the Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984((5)); and

“the 1987 Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1987((6)).

Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1987-88

2.  The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1987-88 (which was fixed as £1,896,760,000 by article 2(1) of the 1987 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,694,470,307.

Variation of needs element for 1987-88 and its apportionment

3.  The amount of the needs element for the year 1987-88, which was prescribed as £1,608,560,000 by article 2(2) of the 1987 Order, is hereby varied to £1,406,270,307.

4.  There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1987-88 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1986-87

5.  The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1986-87 (which was fixed as £1,636,183,991 by article 6 of the 1987 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,664,415,021.

Variation of needs element for 1986-87 and its apportionment

6.  The amount of the needs element for the year 1986-87, which was varied to £1,360,583,991 by article 7 of the 1987 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,388,815,021.

7.  There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 3 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1986-87 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

Revocation

8.  Article 3 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1987 Order (which made provision for the apportionment of the needs element for 1987-88) and Article 8 of, and Schedule 3 to, that Order (which made provision for the apportionment of the needs element for 1986-87) are hereby revoked.

Malcolm Rifkind

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

New St. Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

30th April 1987

We consent, Mark Lennox-Boyd

Michael Neubert

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

5th May 1987

SCHEDULE 1

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Relevant enactment conferring powerRelevant amending enactmentRelevant provision of this order
Section 3 of the 1966 Act.Section 120(1)(a) of the 1973 Act. Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act. Paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the 1982 Act.Articles 2 and 5.
Sections 4 and 45(2) of the 1966 Act.Section 3 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to, the 1982 Act.Articles 3, 6 and 8.
Paragraph 3, as read with paragraph 3A, of Part I of Schedule 1 to the 1966 Act.Paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act. Section 1(1) of the 1984 Act.Articles 4 and 7.

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1987-88

Column 1Column 2
AuthorityAmount £
Regional Councils
Borders32,105,330
Central65,455,223
Dumfries and Galloway44,173,290
Fife77,590,983
Grampian137,202,042
Highland79,672,533
Lothian121,684,271
Strathclyde620,571,141
Tayside102,193,180
District Councils
Berwickshire140,335
Ettrick and Lauderdale383,018
Roxburgh887,561
Tweeddale166,888
Clackmannan0
Falkirk1,650,467
Stirling0
Annandale and Eskdale373,910
Nithsdale261,668
Stewartry228,894
Wigtown331,883
Dunfermline1,479,492
Kirkcaldy1,953,516
North East Fife759,010
Aberdeen City3,023,770
Banff and Buchan877,329
Gordon806,970
Kincardine and Deeside537,904
Moray977,378
Badenoch and Strathspey120,125
Caithness478,375
Inverness676,472
Lochaber284,064
Nairn117,071
Ross and Cromarty1,028,758
Skye and Lochalsh172,609
Sutherland405,867
East Lothian1,646
Edinburgh City0
Midlothian376,546
West Lothian1,484,064
Argyll and Bute2,590,173
Bearsden and Milngavie532,009
Clydebank3,075,044
Clydesdale31,183
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth183,454
Cumnock and Doon Valley373,041
Cunninghame1,448,181
Dumbarton336,277
East Kilbride847,986
Eastwood638,522
Glasgow City30,548,369
Hamilton1,237,428
Inverclyde2,343,434
Kilmarnock and Loudoun414,358
Kyle and Carrick1,110,687
Monklands2,236,968
Motherwell2,354,567
Renfrew3,803,975
Strathkelvin914,361
Angus1,084,667
Dundee City5,274,998
Perth and Kinross1,407,344
Islands Councils
Orkney9,247,635
Shetland10,925,602
Western Isles22,676,461

Article 7

SCHEDULE 3APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1986-87

Column 1Column 2
AuthorityAmount £
Regional Councils
Borders29,323,241
Central62,438,267
Dumfries and Galloway40,268,343
Fife75,807,950
Grampian126,200,331
Highland75,957,220
Lothian146,147,550
Strathclyde596,682,854
Tayside97,424,485
District Councils
Berwickshire195,923
Ettrick and Lauderdale355,587
Roxburgh870,401
Tweeddale155,344
Clackmannan522,248
Falkirk1,541,190
Stirling0
Annandale and Eskdale386,290
Nithsdale614,189
Stewartry244,756
Wigtown324,781
Dunfermline1,396,517
Kirkcaldy1,918,512
North East Fife707,474
Aberdeen City2,749,232
Banff and Buchan895,500
Gordon739,899
Kincardine and Deeside412,947
Moray799,862
Badenoch and Strathspey109,959
Caithness456,268
Inverness628,974
Lochaber278,416
Nairn108,750
Ross and Cromarty1,000,356
Skye and Lochalsh230,218
Sutherland397,898
East Lothian870,932
Edinburgh City7,404,629
Midlothian564,651
West Lothian1,278,056
Argyll and Bute2,583,256
Bearsden and Milngavie546,625
Clydebank2,714,794
Clydesdale640,709
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth680,126
Cumnock and Doon Valley720,044
Cunninghame1,579,029
Dumbarton793,284
East Kilbride893,630
Eastwood597,377
Glasgow City38,371,669
Hamilton1,160,494
Inverclyde2,381,345
Kilmarnock and Loudoun356,923
Kyle and Carrick1,217,424
Monklands2,255,479
Motherwell2,307,889
Renfrew3,743,618
Strathkelvin1,084,270
Angus1,014,292
Dundee City5,009,888
Perth and Kinross1,295,184
Islands Councils
Orkney7,592,936
Shetland10,045,627
Western Isles20,819,109

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order–

(a)In relation to the year 1987-88–

(i)redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,694,470,307 (previously it was £1,896,760,000) (article 2);

(ii)varies the amount of the needs element from £1,608,560,000 to £1,406,270,307 (article 3);

(iii)apportions the needs element as varied to each local authority (article 4 and Schedule 2); and

(iv)revokes article 3 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1987 (article 8).

(b)In relation to the year 1986-87–

(i)redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,664,415,021 (previously it was £1,636,183,991) (article 5);

(ii)varies the amount of the needs element from £1,360,583,991 to £1,388,815,021 (article 6);

(iii)apportions the needs element as varied to each local authority (article 7 and Schedule 3); and

(iv)revokes article 8 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1987 (article 8).