Amendment of the relevant schemes
2. Each of the relevant schemes is amended as follows: –
(a)in paragraph 4(3) omit “3 yearly”;
(b)in paragraph 5(3) at the beginning insert “Subject to sub-paragraph (4) below,”;
(c)in paragraph 6(2) for “next 3 yearly appointment of members of the board” substitute “next appointment of members of the board in terms of paragraph 4(3) of this scheme”; and
(d)in paragraph 11–
(i)in sub-paragraph (2) for “expenditure incurred by the board” substitute “expenditure which the board estimates will be incurred”; and
(ii)after sub-paragraph (3) insert–
“(3A) Subject to sub-paragraph (3B) below, the board may carry-forward from one financial year (the “carry-forward year”) to the next any money paid under sub-paragraph (2) above by the constituent authorities in respect of the carry forward year.
(3B) Any money carried forward by the board under sub paragraph (3A) above–
(a)in respect of the carry forward year, shall not exceed three per cent. of the total of the contributions paid into the fund by the fire authorities in respect of the carry-forward years; and
(b)in the case mentioned in sub-paragraph (3C) below, shall be carried forward only with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.
(3C) The case referred to in sub-paragraph (3B) above is where–
(a)any money carried forward from previous carry-forward years by virtue of arrangements under sub-paragraph (3A) above and remaining unspent at the end of the carry-forward year; and
(b)the money carried forward,
would, taken together, amount to more than the maximum sum mentioned in sub-paragraph (3D) below.
(3D) The “maximum sum” referred to in sub-paragraph (3C) above, in relation to a carry-forward year, means the amount equal to five per cent. of the sum of the total amount of the contributions paid into the aforesaid fund by the fire authorities in respect of that year.”.