Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 207 (S.16)

The Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1991

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1992 No. 207 (S.16)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

The Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1991

Approved by the House of Commons

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the enactments set out in Schedule 1 to this Order and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appear to him to be concerned and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1991 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.

    (2)  In this Order—

"the 1966 Act" means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966^[1];


"the 1973 Act" means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973^[2];


"the 1975 Act" means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975^[3];


"the 1982 Act" means the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982^[4];


"the 1984 Act" means the Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984^[5];


"the 1987 (No. 3) Order" means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 1987^[6]; and


"the 1990 Order" means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1990^[7]

Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1988—89
    2.    The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1988-89 (which was fixed as £1,997,684,313 by article 2 of the 1990 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,998,248,989.

Variation of needs element for 1988—89 and its apportionment
    3.    The amount of the needs element for the year 1988—89, which was varied to £1,689,984,313 by article 3 of the 1990 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,690,548,989.

    4.    After deduction of the amounts of needs element for the year 1988—89 apportioned to local authorities under article 3(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1987 (No.3) Order (grant totalling £3,200,000 for rate relief given to certain recreational clubs), there shall be appor tioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 to this Order the amount of the remaining part of the needs element for the year 1988—89 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1987—88
    5.    The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1987—88 (which was fixed as £1,796,439,198 by article 5 of the 1990 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,796,153,373.

Variation of needs element for 1987—88 and its apportionment
    6.    The amount of the needs element for the year 1987—88, which was varied to £1,509,439,198 by article 6 of the 1990 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,509,153,373.

    7.    There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 3 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1987—88 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1986—87
    8.    The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1986—87 (which was fixed as £1,656,246,401 by article 8 of the 1990 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,654,080,746.

Variation of needs element for 1986—87 and its apportionment
    9.    The amount of the needs element for the year 1986—87, which was varied to £1,380,746,401 by article 9 of the 1990 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,378,580,746.

    10.    There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 4 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1986—87 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

Revocation
    11.    There are hereby revoked the following provisions of the 1990 Order—
 (a) article 4 and Schedule 2 (apportionment of remaining part of needs element for 1988—89);
 (b) article 7 and Schedule 3 (apportionment of needs element for 1987—88); and
 (c) article 10 and Schedule 4 (apportionment of needs element for 1986—87).

Ian Lang

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
St. Andrew's House, Edinburgh

16th December 1991
We consent,

Irvine Patnick

Gregory Knight

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

17th December 1991

[1] 1966 c. 51. back

[2] 1973 c. 65. back

[3] 1975 c. 30. back

[4] 1982 c. 43. back

[5] 1984 c. 31. back

[6] S.I. 1987/2279. back

[7] S.I. 1990/706. back

Explanatory Note