Local Government Act 2003

34 Best value grant: parishes

(1) The following are best value authorities for the purposes of this section—

(a) a parish council subject to any of the duties in sections 3 to 6 of the Local Government Act 1999 (best value duties), and

(b) a parish meeting subject to any of those duties.

(2) For each financial year, the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, pay grants in accordance with this section to best value authorities towards expenditure incurred or to be incurred by them in connection with any of the requirements of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1999 (best value).

(3) The power under subsection (2) shall be exercisable by the making of a determination stating in relation to each best value authority the amount of grant, if any, which the Secretary of State intends to make to it for each year to which the determination relates.

(4) A determination under this section may include provision for grant paid pursuant to the determination to be subject to specified conditions.

(5) The conditions which may be included under subsection (4) shall be such as the Secretary of State thinks fit and may, in particular, make provision about—

(a) the supply of information,

(b) the use of grant, or

(c) the repayment of grant in specified circumstances.

(6) A determination under this section—

(a) may make different provision for different cases or areas;

(b) may be made before, during or after the end of a financial year to which it relates;

(c) may be revoked or varied by a subsequent determination.

(7) The power under subsection (6)(a) includes, in particular, the power to make different provision for different best value authorities or descriptions of authority (including descriptions framed by reference to authorities in particular areas).

(8) Grant due to a best value authority in accordance with a determination under this section shall be payable at such time, or in such instalments and at such times, as the Secretary of State may think fit.

(9) A grant made under this section to a parish meeting shall be paid to the parish trustees for the parish in question.