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Rate Support Grants Act 1988

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1Total expenditure: 1985–86 to 1988–89

(1)Where after the passing of this Act the Secretary of State does for a year for which this section applies any of the acts mentioned in subsection (3) below, and what he does involves a local authority’s total expenditure in relation to the year, he shall treat that total expenditure as equal to the relevant amount.

(2)Where after the passing of this Act he does for such a year any of those acts, and what he does involves the Receiver’s total expenditure for the year, the Secretary of State shall treat that total expenditure as equal to the relevant amount.

(3)The acts are—

(a)determining fresh principles for the calculation of grant-related poundages,

(b)making an estimate and notification under section 66(1) of the 1980 Act (estimate of grant), and

(c)making a calculation and notification under section 66(2) of that Act (conclusive calculation of grant).

(4)In construing section 58 of the 1980 Act (grant-related poundage) after the passing of this Act in relation to a year for which this section applies—

(a)the references to a local authority’s total expenditure shall be taken to be references to the relevant amount, and

(b)the reference to a local authority’s total expenditure per head of the population of its area shall be construed accordingly.

(5)Schedule 1 below has effect to determine—

(a)the relevant amount, in relation to a particular year and as regards a particular authority, for the purposes of subsections (1) and (4) above;

(b)the relevant amount, in relation to a particular year and as regards the Receiver, for the purposes of subsection (2) above.

(6)After the passing of this Act no assumption as to total expenditure for a year for which this section applies may be made under section 65(4) of the 1980 Act (assumptions in absence of sufficient information) in a case where subsection (1), (2) or (4) above applies.

(7)Where, after the passing of this Act and for a year for which this section applies, the Secretary of State makes under section 126(2) of the [1988 c. 41.] Local Government Finance Act 1988 (fresh determination of a multiplier) an assumption as to an amount of total expenditure he may assume it to be equal to the relevant amount (as determined under Schedule 1 below) or to some other amount.

(8)Subject to subsection (9) below—

(a)in its application to England this section applies for the years beginning in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988, and

(b)in its application to Wales this section applies for the years beginning in 1986, 1987 and 1988.

(9)Subsection (3)(a) above shall not have effect for the [1987 c. 5.] years beginning in 1987 and 1988; but where, after the passing of this Act and for either of those years, the Secretary of State makes under section 1 of the Rate Support Grants Act 1987 (determination of principles for calculating grant-related poundages) an assumption as to an amount of total expenditure he may assume it to be equal to the relevant amount (as determined under Schedule 1 below) or to some other amount.

(10)Part VI of the 1980 Act, Schedule 2 to the [1982 c. 32.] Local Government Finance Act 1982 and sections 1 to 5 of the [1987 c. 6.] Local Government Finance Act 1987 shall have effect subject to this section.

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