SCHEDULE 1MODIFICATIONS OF ENACTMENTS
Local Government Finance Act 198840
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Schedule 8 (non-domestic rating: pooling) is amended as follows.
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In paragraph 1 (accounts), after sub-paragraph (3) insert—
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The Auditor General for Wales shall examine, certify and report on any account of which copies are sent to him under sub-paragraph (2) and shall lay copies of the account and of his report before the Assembly.
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In paragraph 5(6)(ba) (non-domestic rating contributions)40, for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Welsh Ministers”.
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In paragraph 8 (interpretation)41 after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
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In this Part of this Schedule “the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales.
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For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule—
a
references to the laying of a local government finance report (or amending report) before the House of Commons are, in relation to Wales, to be read as references to the laying of a report before the Assembly, and
b
references to the approval of a local government finance report (or amending report) by resolution of the House of Commons are, in relation to Wales, to be read as references to the approval of a local government finance report (or amending report) by resolution of the Assembly.
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In paragraph 9A (years where two local government finance reports prepared for Wales)42—
a
in sub-paragraph (1)—
i
for “National Assembly for Wales publishes” substitute “Welsh Ministers make”,
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in sub-paragraph (b), for “Assembly” substitute “Welsh Ministers”,
b
in sub-paragraph (2)—
i
for “Assembly decides” substitute “Welsh Ministers decide”,
ii
in sub-paragraph (a), for “Assembly” substitute “Welsh Ministers”, and
c
in sub-paragraph (3), for “Assembly decides” substitute “Welsh Ministers decide”.
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In paragraph 11A (distribution: local government finance reports)43—
a
in sub-paragraph (1)—
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for “National Assembly proposes to publish” substitute “Welsh Ministers propose to make”,
ii
for “decides” substitute “decide”,
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for “the Assembly shall” substitute “the Welsh Ministers shall”,
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in sub-paragraph (c), for “Assembly proposes” substitute “Welsh Ministers propose”,
b
in sub-paragraph (2), for “Assembly” in both places substitute “Welsh Ministers”.
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In paragraph 11B (distribution: local government finance reports)44—
a
for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—
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This paragraph applies where—
a
the Assembly approves by resolution a local government finance report that is one of two being made by the Welsh Ministers for a particular financial year, and
b
as respects that year the Welsh Ministers decide as mentioned in paragraph 9A(1)(b)(ii) above.
b
in sub-paragraph (3), for “after the report is published, the Assembly shall calculate” substitute “after the report is approved by the Assembly, the Welsh Ministers shall calculate”,
c
in sub-paragraphs (5) and (7), for “Assembly” substitute “Welsh Ministers”, and
d
in sub-paragraph (6), for the words from “publishes” to the end substitute “approves by resolution an amending report made by the Welsh Ministers under paragraph 13 below.”.
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In paragraph 11C (distribution: local government finance reports)45—
a
in sub-paragraph (1)—
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for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “Welsh Ministers”, and
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for “it” substitute “them”,
b
in sub-paragraph (3), for “Assembly informs” substitute “Welsh Ministers inform”, and
c
in sub-paragraph (5), for “Assembly” substitute “Welsh Ministers”.
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In paragraph 14A (distribution: amending reports)46—
a
in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “National Assembly for Wales publishes” substitute “Welsh Ministers make”,
b
in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “Assembly decides” substitute “Welsh Ministers decide”,
c
in sub-paragraph (2)—
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for “published by” substitute “approved by resolution of”,
ii
for “the Assembly shall calculate” substitute “the Welsh Ministers shall calculate”, and
d
in sub-paragraph (4)—
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for “Assembly may carry out” substitute “Welsh Ministers may carry out”, and
ii
in sub-paragraph (b), for “publishes” substitute “approves by resolution”.