# The Accounts Commission (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;
“the 1996 Order” means the Local Government (Transitional Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Order 1996;
“the Commission” means the Accounts Commission for Scotland established under section 97(1) of the 1973 Act;
“net expenses of the Commission” means the expenses of the Commission, other than—
(a) such expenses as are met by grants under section 98(1)(a) of the 1973 Act; and
(b) such expenses as fall to be met in accordance with—
(i) the Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland (Expenses) Regulations 1989; or
(ii) the National Health Service (Expenses of Audit) (Scotland) Regulations 1995;
“specified body” means—
(a) a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; and
(b) a body referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of section 106(1) of the 1973 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/681/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/accounts-commission-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-2
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