{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commissioner-for-local-administration-in-scotland-expenses-regulations-1989/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commissioner-for-local-administration-in-scotland-expenses-regulations-1989/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/98",
  "legislation_title": "The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland (Expenses) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commissioner-for-local-administration-in-scotland-expenses-regulations-1989",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973();\n“the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975;\n“the Commission” means the Commission for Local Authority Accounts in Scotland established under section 97(1) of the 1973 Act;\n“the designated body for Scotland” means the Commission, which is designated () by the Secretary of State under section 22(1) of the 1975 Act as the designated body for Scotland;\n“financial year” means a period of 12 months ending with 31st March.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c. 65"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1975/1974"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/681",
      "affecting_title": "The Accounts Commission (Scotland) Regulations 1996"
    },
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/681",
      "affecting_title": "The Accounts Commission (Scotland) Regulations 1996"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/98/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:50:57.285106+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}