Title, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1989 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);

"the 1988 Order" means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1988(7); and

"the 1988 (No.2) Order" means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.2) Order 1988(8).

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 £1,897,876,128 by article 2 of the 1988 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,967,474,316.

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 £1,590,176,128 by article 3 of the 1988 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,659,774,316.

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 apportioned 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 £1,796,374,709 by article 2 of the 1988 (No.2) Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,796,574,459.

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 £1,509,374,709 by article 3 of the 1988 (No.2) Order, is hereby further varied to £1,509,574,459.

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 £1,656,416,729 by article 6 of the 1988 (No.2) Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,656,386,123.

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 £1,380,916,729 by article 7 of the 1988 (No.2) Order, is hereby further varied to £1,380,886,123.

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-

(a)article 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1988 Order (apportionment of remaining part of needs element for 1988-89); and

(b)the following provisions of the 1988 (No.2) Order:-

(i)article 4 and Schedule 2 (apportionment of needs element for 1987-88);

(ii)article 8 and Schedule 3 (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 REMAINING PART OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1988-89

Article 10

SCHEDULE 4APPORTIONMENT OF REMAINING PART OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1988-89

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order-

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

(i)determines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,967,474,316 (previously it was £1,897,876,128) (article 2);

(ii)varies the amount of the needs element from £1,590,176,128 to £1,659,774,316 (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 1988 (article 11).

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

(i)redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,796,574,459 (previously it was £1,796,374,709) (article 5);

(ii)varies the amount of the needs element from £1,509,374,709 to £1,509,574,459 (article 6);

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

(iv)revokes article 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 1988 (article 11).

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

(i)redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,656,386,123 (previously it was £1,656,416,729) (article 8);

(ii)varies the amount of the needs element from £1,380,916,729 to £1,380,886,123 (article 9);

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

(iv)revokes article 8 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 1988 (article 11).