Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947

194 Regulations under Part IX of Act.

(1) The Secretary of State may, if at any time after consultation with associations representing the different classes of local authorities concerned he considers it practicable for the said local authorities to comply, make regulations prescribing a date early in the financial year by which the local authorities concerned shall approve their estimates for that year and fix the amounts to be raised by each rate and the amount to be defrayed out of the annual revenue of each public utility undertaking, and prescribing earlier dates by which requisitions are to be sent by requisitioning authorities to rating authorities, and such regulations may contain such incidental, supplemental and consequential provisions as appear necessary for the purpose of giving full effect thereto, and on such regulations being made the provisions of this Act so far as relating to the matters dealt with in the regulations shall have effect subject to the provisions of the regulations and be modified accordingly:

Provided that nothing in these regulations shall be deemed to prevent a county council or a town council if they find it necessary from again revising any estimate and altering the amount included therein at any time before they have determined the amount per pound of the rates for the year.

Regulations made under this subsection may apply to all local authorities generally or to any particular class of authority.

(2) The Secretary of State may make regulations—

(a) for requiring local authorities to take steps periodically to satisfy themselves as to the balances on bank account and in the hands of officers of the authorities; and

(b) generally for carrying this Part of this Act into effect.

(3) Regulations made under this section shall be laid before each House of Parliament as soon as may be after they are made.