The Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1989

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1989 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1966 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966(1);

“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(2);

“the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975(3);

“the 1982 Act” means the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982(4);

“the 1984 Act” means the Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984(5);

“the 1987 (No.3) Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.3) Order 1987(6);

“the 1988 Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1988(7); and

“the 1988 (No.2) Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.2) Order 1988(8).

Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1988-89

2.  The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1988-89 (which was fixed as £1,897,876,128 by article 2 of the 1988 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,967,474,316.

Variation of needs element for 1988-89 and its apportionment

3.  The amount of the needs element for the year 1988-89, which was varied to £1,590,176,128 by article 3 of the 1988 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,659,774,316.

4.  After deduction of the amounts of needs element for the year 1988-89 apportioned to local authorities under article 3(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1987 (No.3) Order (grant totalling £3,200,000 for rate relief given to certain recreational clubs), there shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 to this Order the amount of the remaining part of the needs element for the year 1988-89 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1987-88

5.  The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1987-88 (which was fixed as £1,796,374,709 by article 2 of the 1988 (No.2) Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,796,574,459.

Variation of needs element for 1987-88 and its apportionment

6.  The amount of the needs element for the year 1987-88, which was varied to £1,509,374,709 by article 3 of the 1988 (No.2) Order, is hereby further varied to £1,509,574,459.

7.  There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 3 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1987-88 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1986-87

8.  The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1986-87 (which was fixed as £1,656,416,729 by article 6 of the 1988 (No.2) Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,656,386,123.

Variation of needs element for 1986-87 and its apportionment

9.  The amount of the needs element for the year 1986-87, which was varied to £1,380,916,729 by article 7 of the 1988 (No.2) Order, is hereby further varied to £1,380,886,123.

10.  There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 4 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1986-87 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

Revocation

11.  There are hereby revoked—

(a) article 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1988 Order (apportionment of remaining part of needs element for 1988-89); and

(b) the following provisions of the 1988 (No.2) Order:—

(i) article 4 and Schedule 2 (apportionment of needs element for 1987-88);

(ii) article 8 and Schedule 3 (apportionment of needs element for 1986-87).

Malcolm Rifkind

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

St. Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

22nd May 1989

We consent,

David Maclean

Kenneth Carlisle

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

24th May 1989