Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Valuation and rating

   1. 1. Power to change year of revaluation

   2. 2. Power to exclude certain lands and heritages from valuation or revaluation

   3. 3. Valuation of non-industrial buildings other than dwelling-houses

   4. 4. Power of Secretary of State to amend table of deductions from gross annual value

   5. 5. Relaxation of provisions relating to notification for rate relief for charitable organisations

   6. 6. Remission of rates in respect of lands and heritages unoccupied and unfurnished for any period of three months

   7. 7. Restriction on payment of rates by instalments

   8. 8. Alteration in amount of rates payable while valuation appeal is pending

   9. 9. Effect of alteration to valuation roll as regards increase in value of dwelling-house delayed

   10. 10. Valuation of underground railways

   11. 11. New constitution of Scottish Valuation Advisory Council

   12. 12. Diminution of powers of officers of court as regards actings for recovery of rates,

   13. 13. Effect of sections 4 to 10

3. Part II Rate support grants

   1. 14. Reduction of rate support grant where local authority's estimated expenditure excessive and unreasonable

   2. 15. Redetermination and lowering of regional, general or district rate

   3. 16. Local authority's estimated expenditure relevant factor in calculating amount of resources element payable to them

   4. 17. Effect of sections 14 to 16

   5. 18. Prohibition of using sums from loans fund to offset reduction of rate support grant or diminution in amount of resources element

   6. 19. Failure of local authority to supply information timeously

   7. 20. Interpretation of Part II

4. Part III Housing support grants

   1. 21. Method of fixing aggregate amount of housing support grants

   2. 22. Power to exclude local authority from apportionment of housing support grants

   3. 23. Effect of sections 21 and 22

5. Part IV Miscellaneous

   1. 24. Powers of Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland

   2. 25. Relaxation of controls over local authorities

   3. 26. Consent to local authority incurring liability to meet capital expenses etc

   4. 27. Consent to certain local authority borrowing

   5. 28. Repeal of special licensing provisions in respect of new towns

   6. 29. Abolition of Advisory Council on Social Work

   7. 30. Abolition of Scottish Food Hygiene Council

   8. 31. Abolition of Scottish River Purification Advisory Committee

   9. 32. Abolition of advisory committee on conservation and provision of water supplies etc

   10. 33. Power of water authority or water development board to relax or dispense with byelaw relating to misuse of water

   11. 34. Conditions of improvement grant not to include requirement as to letting

   12. 35. Vesting in landlord to bring into being tenant's right to purchase dwelling-house

   13. 36. Planning applications and consideration of the needs of the disabled

   14. 37. Further provision as regards the needs of the disabled

   15. 38. Postponement of effect of section 127(3) and (4) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980

6. Part V General

   1. 39. Expenses

   2. 40. Minor and consequential amendments

   3. 41. Repeals

   4. 42. Interpretation

   5. 43. Short title, commencement and extent

7. 1. Schedule 1

      Powers of Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland

   2. Schedule 2

      Relaxation of controls over local and other authorities

   3. Schedule 3

      Minor and consequential amendments

   4. Schedule 4

      Repeals