Part II Rate Support Grants
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F216 Local authority’s estimated expenditure relevant factor in calculating amount of resources element payable to them.
In Part II of Schedule 1 to the M11966 Act (which among other things specif ies the method of calculating the amount, if any, of the resources element payable to a local authority), in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 2 (which, for the purposes of the said calculation allows the Secretary of State, if he is of the opinion that the rate fixed by the local authority is unnecessarily high, to use as multiplicand a lesser figure than the number of pence in the pound of that rate) for the words “of the opinion that the local authority have fixed an unnecessarily high rate, such” there shall be substituted the words—
“, as regards the local authority, satisfied—
(i)
that they have fixed a rate higher than that required to provide the sufficient moneys mentioned in section 108(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973; or
(ii)
as is mentioned in subsection (1)(c), as read with subsection (1A), of section 5 of this Act,
such ”
F317 Effect of sections 14 to 16.
The amendments made by sections 14 to 16 of this Act have effect as regards rate support grants payable for the year 1981—82 or for any year thereafter.
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F520 Interpretation of Part II.
In the foregoing provisions of this part of this Act “year”, and “year” followed by a reference to two calender years, have the same meanings as in the M2 Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963.