2013 No. 44
Local Government

The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2013

Made
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1 and 9(4) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Finance Act 19921 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of that Schedule they have consulted with such associations of local authorities as appear to them to be appropriate.

In accordance with paragraph 2(3) of that Schedule2, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2013 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Art. 1 in force at 8.2.2013, see art. 1

Revenue support grant for 2013-2014F12.

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Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2013-20143.

(1)

The distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income arrived at under paragraph 9 of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 in respect of the financial year 2013-2014 is £2,435,000,000.

(2)

The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2013-2014 are specified in column 1 of Schedule 1.

(3)

The amount of non‑domestic rate income distributed to each local authority specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 in respect of the financial year 2013-2014 is that part of the distributable amount for that year determined in relation to that local authority set out in column 3 of that Schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I2Art. 3 in force at 8.2.2013, see art. 1

Revenue support grant for 2012-20134.

(1)

The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2012-2013 are specified in column 1 of Schedule 2.

(2)

The amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year 2012-2013 is the amount redetermined in relation to that local authority set out in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I3Art. 4 in force at 8.2.2013, see art. 1

Revocations5.

Article 2 of, and column 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 20123 (which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2012-2013) are revoked.
Annotations:
Commencement Information

I4Art. 5 in force at 8.2.2013, see art. 1

JOHN SWINNEY
A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

F2SCHEDULE 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2013-2014

Articles 2 and 3

Column 1

F3...

Column 3

Local Authority

F3...

Amount of non-domestic rate income

F3...

£

Aberdeen City

F3. . .

177,084,000

Aberdeenshire

F3. . .

78,947,000

Angus

F3. . .

25,764,000

Argyll & Bute

F3. . .

28,492,000

Clackmannanshire

F3. . .

11,872,000

Dumfries & Galloway

F3. . .

44,549,000

Dundee City

F3. . .

53,951,000

East Ayrshire

F3. . .

28,546,000

East Dunbartonshire

F3. . .

22,885,000

East Lothian

F3. . .

23,134,000

East Renfrewshire

F3. . .

13,924,000

Edinburgh (City of)

F3. . .

334,630,000

Eilean Siar

F3. . .

6,475,000

Falkirk

F3. . .

68,291,000

Fife

F3. . .

145,816,000

Glasgow City

F3. . .

333,668,000

Highland

F3. . .

114,154,000

Inverclyde

F3. . .

20,869,000

Midlothian

F3. . .

26,665,000

Moray

F3. . .

30,668,000

North Ayrshire

F3. . .

36,943,000

North Lanarkshire

F3. . .

109,179,000

Orkney Islands

F3. . .

8,827,000

Perth & Kinross

F3. . .

50,928,000

Renfrewshire

F3. . .

97,709,000

Scottish Borders

F3. . .

28,503,000

Shetland Islands

F3. . .

16,177,000

South Ayrshire

F3. . .

39,642,000

South Lanarkshire

F3. . .

273,224,000

Stirling

F3. . .

29,948,000

West Dunbartonshire

F3. . .

72,189,000

West Lothian

F3. . .

81,347,000

F4SCHEDULE 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2012-13

Article4

Column 1

Column 2

Local Authority

Amount of revenue support grant

£

Aberdeen City

180,029,000

Aberdeenshire

342,555,000

Angus

182,534,000

Argyll & Bute

188,864,000

Clackmannanshire

85,103,000

Dumfries & Galloway

262,152,000

Dundee City

250,870,000

East Ayrshire

202,316,000

East Dunbartonshire

165,135,000

East Lothian

149,531,000

East Renfrewshire

166,120,000

Edinburgh (City of)

463,365,000

Eilean Siar

101,499,000

Falkirk

220,119,000

Fife

512,152,000

Glasgow City

999,475,000

Highland

364,996,000

Inverclyde

154,523,000

Midlothian

127,963,000

Moray

132,069,000

North Ayrshire

239,083,000

North Lanarkshire

536,390,000

Orkney Islands

62,374,000

Perth & Kinross

205,138,000

Renfrewshire

232,322,000

Scottish Borders

188,871,000

Shetland Islands

76,108,000

South Ayrshire

167,509,000

South Lanarkshire

318,583,000

Stirling

143,920,000

West Dunbartonshire

131,525,000

West Lothian

234,027,000

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order—

(a)

determines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in Scotland in respect of the financial year 2013-2014 (article 2 and Schedule 1);

(b)

determines the amount of non‑domestic rate income to be distributed to each local authority in respect of that year (article 3 and Schedule 1);

(c)

redetermines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2012-2013 (article 4 and Schedule 2); and

(d)

makes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2012 (article 5).