Title, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1988 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); and

"the 1987 No. 3 Order" means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 1987(6).

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 £2,037,930,000 by article 2(1) of the 1987 No. 3 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,897,876,128.

Variation of needs element for 1988-89 and its apportionment

3. The amount of the needs element for the year 1988-89, which was prescribed as £1,730,230,000 by article 2(2) of the 1987 No. 3 Order, is hereby varied to £1,590,176,128.

4. After deduction of the amounts of the 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 £1,688,110,661 by article 6 of the 1987 No. 3 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,777,322,740.

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 £1,400,910,661 by article 7 of the 1987 No. 3 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,490,122,740.

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 £1,656,335,907 by article 11 of the 1987 No. 3 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,656,162,143.

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 £1,380,835,907 by article 12 of the 1987 No. 3 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,380,662,143.

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.

Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1985-86

11. The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1985-86 (which was fixed as £1,700,892,301 by article 15 of the 1987 No. 3 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,704,059,747.

Variation of needs element for 1985-86 and its apportionment

12. The amount of the needs element for the year 1985-86, which was varied to £1,392,092,301 by article 16 of the 1987 No. 3 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,395,259,747.

13. There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 5 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1985-86 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

Revocation

14. The following provisions of the 1987 No. 3 Order are hereby revoked-

(a)article 3(2) and Schedule 3 (apportionment of remaining part of needs element for 1988-89);

(b)article 8 and Schedule 4 (apportionment of needs element for 1987-88);

(c)article 13 and Schedule 5 (apportionment of needs element for 1986-87); and

(d)article 17 and Schedule 6 (apportionment of needs element for 1985-86).

SCHEDULE 1

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

Article 13

SCHEDULE 5APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1985-86

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 £1,897,876,128 (previously it was £2,037,930,000) (article 2);

(ii)varies the amount of the needs element from £1,730,230,000 to £1,590,176,128 (article 3);

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

(iv)revokes article 3(2) of, and Schedule 3 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.3) Order 1987 (article 14).

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

(i)redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,777,322,740 (previously it was £1,688,110,661) (article 5);

(ii)varies the amount of the needs element from £1,400,910,661 to £1,490,122,740 (article 6);

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

(iv)revokes article 8 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.3) Order 1987 (article 14).

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

(i)redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,656,162,143 (previously it was £1,656,335,907) (article 8);

(ii)varies the amount of the needs element from £1,380,835,907 to £1,380,662,143 (article 9);

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

(iv)revokes article 13 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.3) Order 1987 (article 14).

(d)In relation to the year 1985-86-

(i)redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,704,059,747 (previously it was £1,700,892,301) (article 11);

(ii)varies the amount of the needs element from £1,392,092,301 to £1,395,259,747 (article 12);

(iii)apportions the needs element as varied to each local authority (article 13 and Schedule 5); and

(iv)revokes article 17 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.3) Order 1987 (article 14).