1998 No. 891 (S.46)

POLICE

The Police Grant (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 1998

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 32(3) and (5) of the Police (Scotland) Act 19671 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Police Grant (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 15th April 1998.

2

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–

  • the Act” means the Police (Scotland) Act 1967;

  • “authority” means a police authority (not being a constituent authority) or a joint police board;

  • “financial year 1998-99” means the period of 12 months commencing on 1st April 1998;

  • “police grant” means the grant made under section 32(1) of the Act.

Aggregate amount of grants for 1998-992

The aggregate amount of police grant to be made for the financial year 1998-99 shall be £348,885,000.

Amount of grant to an authority for 1998-993

The amount of police grant to be made for the financial year 1998-99 to each authority specified in column 1 of the Table below shall be the amount determined in relation to that authority which is set out in column 2 of that Table opposite to the name of that authority–

TABLE

(1)

(2)

Authority

Amount of Grant

Central Scotland Joint Police Board

£15,601,000

Dumfries and Galloway Council

£9,855,000

Fife Council

£18,347,000

Grampian Joint Police Board

£30,137,000

Lothian and Borders Joint Police Board

£63,600,000

Northern Joint Police Board

£17,350,000

Strathclyde Joint Police Board

£167,232,000

Tayside Joint Police Board

£26,763,000

Payment of grant4

The police grant payable to an authority by virtue of this Order for the financial year 1998-99 shall be paid to that authority in equal monthly instalments on the 15th day of each month during that year.

Henry McLeishMinister of State, Scottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

We approve,

Graham AllenBob AinsworthTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made under section 32(3) and (5) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, as substituted by section 45(1) of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997, which makes provision for the Secretary of State making grants out of money provided by Parliament for police purposes to police authorities and joint police boards.

This Order determines–

a

the aggregate amount of grants to be made under section 32(1) to all police authorities and joint police boards for the financial year 1998-99 (article 2); and

b

the amount of such grants to be made to each police authority or joint police board (article 3).

The Order also sets out how and when the grant is payable (article 4).