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).

SCHEDULE 1

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2APPORTIONMENT OF REMAINING PART OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1988-89

Article 7

SCHEDULE 3APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1987-88

Article 10

SCHEDULE 4APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1986-87

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order-

(a)In relation to the year 1988-89-

(i)redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,998,248,989 (previously it was £1,997,684,313) (article 2);

(ii)varies the amount of the needs element from £1,689,984,313 to £1,690,548,989 (article 3);

(iii)apportions part of the needs element as varied to each local authority (article 4 and Schedule 2); and

(iv)revokes article 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1990 (article 11).

(b)In relation to the year 1987-88-

(i)redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,796,153,373 (previously it was £1,796,439,198) (article 5);

(ii)varies the amount of the needs element from £1,509,439,198 to £1,509,153,373 (article 6);

(iii)apportions the needs element as varied to each local authority (article 7 and Schedule 3); and

(iv)revokes article 7 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1990 (article 11).

(c)In relation to the year 1986-87-

(i)redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,654,080,746 (previously it was £1,656,246,401) (article 8);

(ii)varies the amount of the needs element from £1,380,746,401 to £1,378,580,746 (article 9);

(iii)apportions the needs element as varied to each local authority (article 10 and Schedule 4); and

(iv)revokes article 10 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1990 (article 11).