SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Amendment of provisions about revenue support grant
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Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the LGFA 1988 (revenue support grant: England) is amended as follows.
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Section 78 (revenue support grant) is amended as follows.
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For subsection (1) (duty to pay grant) substitute—
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The Secretary of State may pay a grant (to be called revenue support grant) in accordance with this Chapter for a chargeable financial year—
a
to receiving authorities,
b
to specified bodies, or
c
to both.
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In subsection (2) (duty to make determination about revenue support grant for each chargeable financial year), after “year” insert “
for which revenue support grant is to be paid
”
.
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In subsection (3) (content of determination)—
a
after paragraph (a) insert—
aa
whether the Secretary of State proposes to pay grant to receiving authorities,
b
at the beginning of paragraph (b) insert “
if so,
”
,
c
after paragraph (b) (and before the “and” at the end of that paragraph) insert—
ba
whether the Secretary of State proposes to pay grant to specified bodies,
d
at the beginning of paragraph (c) insert “
if so,
”
.
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1
Section 78A (local government finance reports) is amended as follows.
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For the heading substitute “
Requirement to specify determination in local government finance report
”
.
3
In subsection (1) (duty to specify determination under section 78 in local government finance report), for the words from “a report” to “report)” substitute “
the local government finance report for the year (as to which, see paragraph 5 of Schedule 7B)
”
.
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In subsection (2) (requirement for report to specify basis of distribution of grant to receiving authorities), for “A local government finance report” substitute “
If the determination provides for grant to be paid to receiving authorities, the report
”
.
5
In subsection (3), for “the report” substitute “
a report to which subsection (2) applies
”
.
6
Omit subsections (4) and (5) (duty to lay report before House of Commons and to send copies to receiving authorities).
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1
Section 79 (effect of report's approval) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (3) (duty to pay amounts specified in determination to receiving authorities and specified bodies)—
a
for “The Secretary of State” substitute “
If the determination provides for grant to be paid to receiving authorities, the Secretary of State
”
, and
b
after “section 78(3)(b) above, and” insert “
, if the determination provides for grant to be paid to specified bodies, the Secretary of State
”
.
3
In subsection (4) (amount to be paid to receiving authorities), for “The amount” substitute “
Any amount
”
.
4
In subsection (5) (amount to be paid to particular specified body), for “The amount” substitute “
Any amount
”
.
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1
Section 82 (calculation of sums payable to receiving authorities by way of revenue support grant) is amended as follows.
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Before subsection (1) insert—
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This section applies if—
a
in accordance with sections 78 and 78A above a determination as regards revenue support grant has been made for a financial year and specified in a report which has been laid before the House of Commons,
b
the determination provides for grant to be paid to receiving authorities, and
c
the report is approved by resolution of the House of Commons.
3
In subsection (1) (requirement to calculate sums payable), for the words from “a local government finance report” to “House of Commons” substitute “
the report has been approved
”
.
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In section 84A(1) (power of Secretary of State to make amending reports after local government finance report made), after “local government finance report” insert “
that contains a determination under section 78 above
”
.