The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland (Expenses) Regulations 2000

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 48

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland (Expenses) Regulations 2000

Made

8th March 2000

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

10th March 2000

Coming into force

1st April 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 22(3) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appear to them to be concerned, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland (Expenses) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations–

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

“the designated body for Scotland” means Audit Scotland, which is designated(2) by the Scottish Ministers under section 22(1) of the 1975 Act as the designated body for Scotland;

“financial year” means a period of 12 months ending with 31st March.

Expenses

3.  All expenses incurred by the designated body for Scotland in connection with the discharge of its functions under Part II of the 1975 Act shall, in relation to the financial year 2000 2001 and each subsequent financial year, be defrayed by local authorities in proportion to the total population aged 18 or over of their respective areas, as first estimated by the Register General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Scotland in relation to 30th June of the year immediately preceding that financial year.

4.  Each local authority shall pay to the designated body for Scotland–

(a) such instalments in respect of the amount due by the local authority for the financial year 2000 2001 and each subsequent financial year under regulation 3 of these Regulations; and

(b) at such intervals in that financial year,

as may be agreed between the local authority and the designated body for Scotland or, in the case of disagreement, as may be determined by the Scottish Ministers.

Revocation

5.  The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland (Expenses) Regulations 1989(3) are hereby revoked.

Wendy Alexander

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

8th March 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Schedule 4 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 provides for the remuneration of, and other expenses incurred by, the Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland and his officers being met by “the body designated for Scotland”. The Scottish Ministers have designated Audit Scotland as that body.

These Regulations, in relation to the financial year 2000 2001 and each subsequent financial year, re enact previous Regulations to reflect that designation and to update the references to regional and islands councils.

The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland (Expenses) Regulations 1989 are revoked.

(1)

1975 c. 30. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(2)

S.S.I. 2000/51.

(3)

S.I. 1989/98.