SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Amendment of provisions about revenue support grant

Section 2

1

Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the LGFA 1988 (revenue support grant: England) is amended as follows.

2

1

Section 78 (revenue support grant) is amended as follows.

2

For subsection (1) (duty to pay grant) substitute—

1

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.

3

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 ”.

4

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, ”.

3

1

Section 78A (local government finance reports) is amended as follows.

2

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) ”.

4

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).

4

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 ”.

5

1

Section 82 (calculation of sums payable to receiving authorities by way of revenue support grant) is amended as follows.

2

Before subsection (1) insert—

A1

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 ”.

6

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 ”.