Rate Support Grants Act 1988

4Consultation

(1)Subsection (2) below applies as regards the Rate Support Grant Report for England for the year beginning in 1989 and the Rate Support Grant Report for Wales for that year.

(2)The requirements of section 60(5) of the 1980 Act may be wholly or partly satisfied (as regards such a Report) by consultation before the passing of this Act; and the requirement in section 54(4) of that Act to consult may be wholly or partly satisfied (as regards a determination to be specified in such a Report) by consultation before the passing of this Act.

(3)Subsection (4) below applies as regards—

(a)the first supplementary report proposed to be made after the passing of this Act for England for the year beginning in 1985,

(b)the first supplementary report proposed to be so made for England for the year beginning in 1986,

(c)the first supplementary report proposed to be so made for Wales for the year beginning in 1986,

(d)the first supplementary report proposed to be so made for England for the year beginning in 1987,

(e)the first supplementary report proposed to be so made for Wales for the year beginning in 1987,

(f)the first supplementary report proposed to be so made for England for the year beginning in 1988, and

(g)the first supplementary report proposed to be so made for Wales for the year beginning in 1988.

(4)The requirements of section 60(5) of the 1980 Act (as applied by section 61(2)) may be wholly or partly satisfied (as regards such a report) by consultation before the passing of this Act; and the requirement in section 54(4) of that Act to consult may be wholly or partly satisfied (as regards a fresh determination to be specified in such a report) by consultation before the passing of this Act.

(5)Subsection (2) above also applies as regards any Report proposed to be made in substitution (directly or indirectly) for any Report mentioned in subsection (1) above.

(6)Subsection (4) above also applies as regards any report proposed to be made in substitution (directly or indirectly) for—

(a)the first supplementary report made after the passing of this Act for England for the year beginning in 1985,

(b)the first supplementary report so made for England for the year beginning in 1986,

(c)the first supplementary report so made for Wales for the year beginning in 1986,

(d)the first supplementary report so made for England for the year beginning in 1987,

(e)the first supplementary report so made for Wales for the year beginning in 1987,

(f)the first supplementary report so made for England for the year beginning in 1988, or

(g)the first supplementary report so made for Wales for the year beginning in 1988.