SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments

Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65)

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In section 56 of that Act (arrangements for discharge of functions by local authorities), for subsection (6) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

6

A local authority’s functions with respect to—

a

determining a rate;

b

setting an amount of council tax in accordance with section 93(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, or setting a reduced amount of council tax under section 94 of that Act or paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to that Act;

c

setting an amount of council water charge in accordance with paragraph 9 of Schedule 11 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992; or

d

borrowing money,

shall be discharged only by the authority.