The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015
Draft 2015, ISBN 9780111026984
Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament. This draft Order replaces the one laid on 25th February 2015
Local Government
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1 and 9(4) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of that Schedule, they have consulted with such associations of local authorities as appear to them to be appropriate.
In accordance with paragraph 2(3) of that Schedulef2, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
-
1992 c.14. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act.
- f2
-
Paragraph 2(3) has been modified by section 118 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) and by paragraph 6 of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendment of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015
- Signature
- Schedule 1Schedule 1
- Schedule 2Schedule 2
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2Amendment of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015
The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015f1 is amended as follows.
In article 3(1) (distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2015-2016) for “£2,799,500,000” substitute “£2,788,500,000”.
For Schedule 1 (revenue support grant and distribution of non-domestic rate income 2015-2016), substitute the Schedule 1 set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.
For Schedule 2 (revenue support grant 2014-2015), substitute the Schedule 2 set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.
Signature
Name
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
Date
Schedule 1
“SCHEDULE 1
REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2015-2016
Articles 2 and 3
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Local Authority Amount of revenue support grant Amount of non-domestic rate income £m £m Aberdeen City 128.543 210.116 Aberdeenshire 318.662 92.096 Angus 174.440 30.792 Argyll & Bute 175.814 27.840 Clackmannanshire 81.086 15.853 Dumfries & Galloway 242.415 50.827 Dundee City 236.519 60.431 East Ayrshire 198.272 32.850 East Dunbartonshire 161.072 25.188 East Lothian 146.007 26.079 East Renfrewshire 163.319 16.553 Edinburgh (City of) 350.662 390.862 Eilean Siar 93.020 7.920 Falkirk 220.894 62.336 Fife 473.574 166.642 Glasgow City 881.650 382.435 Highland 328.024 127.403 Inverclyde 146.192 23.642 Midlothian 123.323 31.822 Moray 123.592 36.789 North Ayrshire 233.346 42.931 North Lanarkshire 505.186 122.426 Orkney Islands 60.984 9.490 Perth & Kinross 190.762 59.337 Renfrewshire 209.238 102.915 Scottish Borders 175.053 33.707 Shetland Islands 69.673 16.882 South Ayrshire 162.291 42.683 South Lanarkshire 255.625 315.984 Stirling 122.255 45.400 West Dunbartonshire 106.829 84.053 West Lothian 215.733 94.216 Scotland Total 7,074.055 2,788.500 ”
Schedule 2
“SCHEDULE 2
REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2014-2015
Article 4
Column 1 Column 2 Local Authority Amount of revenue support grant £m Aberdeen City 137.000 Aberdeenshire 310.390 Angus 174.018 Argyll & Bute 174.877 Clackmannanshire 83.321 Dumfries & Galloway 245.386 Dundee City 235.185 East Ayrshire 196.782 East Dunbartonshire 157.388 East Lothian 145.644 East Renfrewshire 160.788 Edinburgh (City of) 386.311 Eilean Siar 95.921 Falkirk 205.188 Fife 480.396 Glasgow City 909.250 Highland 331.930 Inverclyde 145.447 Midlothian 123.352 Moray 122.085 North Ayrshire 229.412 North Lanarkshire 508.442 Orkney Islands 59.398 Perth & Kinross 193.800 Renfrewshire 208.008 Scottish Borders 175.890 Shetland Islands 69.072 South Ayrshire 159.766 South Lanarkshire 275.489 Stirling 133.829 West Dunbartonshire 111.863 West Lothian 219.549 Scotland Total 7,165.177 ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015 by replacing Schedule 1 to that Order with the Schedule 1 set out in Schedule 1 to this Order and by replacing Schedule 2 to that Order with the Schedule 2 set out in Schedule 2 to this Order. Column 2 of Schedule 1 lists the amount of revenue support grant, which is payable to each local authority in Scotland in respect of the financial year 2015-2016. Column 3 of Schedule 1 lists the amount of non-domestic rate income to be distributed to each local authority in Scotland in respect of the financial year 2015-2016. Column 2 of Schedule 2 redetermines the amount of revenue support grant, which is payable to each local authority in Scotland in respect of the financial year 2014-2015.
Article 2(1) amends the distributable amount set out in article 3 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015.