2009 No. 43

HOUSING

The Housing Revenue Account General Fund Contribution Limits (Scotland) Order 2009

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 204 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 19871 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Housing Revenue Account General Fund Contribution Limits (Scotland) Order 2009 and comes into force on 19th March 2009.

General fund contribution limits2

The amount of contribution out of its general fund which a local authority may estimate that it will carry to the credit of its housing revenue account for the year 2009–2010 is limited to nil.

NICOLA STURGEONA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that local authorities must not include in their estimates for the year 2009–2010 any contribution from their general fund to their housing revenue account.