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The Police Grant (Scotland) Order 1996

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This Order replaces the Police Grant (Scotland) Order 1947 and determines the amount of police grant payable under section 32(1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 to police authorities and joint police boards in respect of the financial year commencing on 1st April 1996.

The amount of police grant payable to an authority will be 51% of its net expenditure for the purposes of the Act (calculated under article 3) except where such expenditure exceeds a prescribed sum in which case the grant will be limited to that sum. The prescribed sum is determined by a formula set out in article 4 and Schedule 1.

Articles 5 and 6 make provision with respect to the timing and manner of payment of police grant and the conditions subject to which it is payable.

Article 7 and Schedule 2 revoke the said Order of 1947 and Orders amending it.

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