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Textual Amendments
F1S. 23 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975 (c. 10), Sch. Pt. XIV
(1)Any power conferred by this Act to make regulations, rules or orders shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
(2)Any power conferred by this Act to make an order includes the power to vary or revoke the order by subsequent orders made in the like manner and subject to the like conditions.
There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of moneys so provided—
(a)by way of Exchequer Equalisation or Transitional Grant under the enactments relating to local government in Scotland; and
(b)under the M1Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Act 1944 or the M2Housing (Scotland) Act 1962.
(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
(2)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say—
“the Act of 1947” means the M3Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947;
“the Act of 1948” means the M4Local Government Act 1948;
“the Act of 1954” means the M5Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1954;
“the Act of 1956” means the M6Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956;
“the Act of 1958” means the M7Local Government and Miscellaneous Financial Provisions (Scotland) Act 1958;
[F3“the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland” means the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, established by section 1 of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014;]
“local authority” means a [F4council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994];
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5
“rateable valuation” in relation to any area has the same meaning as in the Act of 1956;
[F6“Upper Tribunal for Scotland” means the Upper Tribunal for Scotland, established by section 1 of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014.]
“valuation” includes value;
[F7 “year” means the financial year of a local authority; and “year” followed by a reference to two calendar years means the financial year beginning in the first of those calendar years;]
“year of revaluation” has the same meaning as in section [F837 of the M8Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975.]
(3)Any reference in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by any other enactment including this Act.
Textual Amendments
F2S. 26(1) repealed by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2), s. 34, Sch. 6
F3Words in s. 26 inserted (1.4.2023) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Valuation Appeals Committees) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/45), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 3(3) (with sch. 1 paras. 1-4, 13-20)
F4Words in definition of
“local authority”
in s. 26(2) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 60(5);S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)
F5Definition repealed by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2), s. 34, Sch. 6
F6Words in s. 26(2) inserted (1.4.2023) by The Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Valuation for Rating Appeal Functions of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/48), reg. 1, sch. 2 para. 3(3) (with sch. 1)
F7Definition substituted (retrospectively) by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 23, SIF 81:2), s. 40, Sch. 3 para. 6(1)(2)
F8Words substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30), Sch. 6 Pt. II para. 27
Marginal Citations
Textual Amendments
F9S. 27 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
(1)This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963.
(2)This Act shall extend to Scotland only.