Article 2 Transitional and consequential adaptations of the Local Government Finance Act 1988

The provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 set out in Column (1) of Table 1 below shall have effect in relation to–

(a)

the financial year beginning on 1st April 2000, and

(b)

the exercise of functions under those provisions,

subject to the adaptations set out in Column (2) of that Table.

TABLE 1

(1)	(2)
Provision	Adaptation
section 76^f1	After subsection (2) insert the following provision: “(2A) Where the Secretary of State is the receiving authority, in the period beginning on 1st April 2000 and ending with 2nd July 2000, references to grant being paid or payable to a receiving authority are to grant being allocated, or liable to be allocated, for payment by him in accordance with section 102 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999^f2.”
section 78A^f3	After subsection (2) insert the following subsection: “(2A) The local government finance report shall specify the basis of distribution of revenue support grant as if the Greater London Authority and functional bodies^f4 were in existence for the entire year.”
section 82^f5	After subsection (1) insert the following subsection: “(1A) The sum payable to the Greater London Authority by way of revenue support grant shall be calculated as if the Greater London Authority and functional bodies were in existence for the entire year.”
section 83	After subsection (2) insert the following subsection: “(2A) Before 3rd July 2000 the instalments of the amount calculated as payable to the Greater London Authority shall be applied by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 102 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and subsequent instalments shall be paid to the Greater London Authority.”
Schedule 8^f6, paragraph 8	After sub-paragraph (1) insert the following sub-paragraph: “(1A) Where the Secretary of State is the receiving authority, in the period beginning on 1st April 2000 and ending with 2nd July 2000, references to sums of the distributable amount being paid or payable to a receiving authority are to instalments of the amount calculated as the Greater London Authority’s share of the distributable amount being allocated, or liable to be allocated, for payment by him in accordance with section 102 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.”
Schedule 8, paragraph 10	After sub-paragraph (1) insert the following sub-paragraph: “(1A) The local government finance report shall specify the basis of distribution of the distributable amount as if the Greater London Authority and functional bodies were in existence for the entire year.”
Schedule 8, paragraph 11	After sub-paragraph (3) insert the following sub-paragraph: “(3A) The sum payable to the Greater London Authority as its share of the distributable amount shall be calculated as if the Greater London Authority and functional bodies were in existence for the entire year.”
Schedule 8, paragraph 12	After sub-paragraph (2) insert the following sub-paragraph: “(2A) Before 3rd July 2000, any instalments of the amount calculated as payable to the Greater London Authority shall be applied by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 102 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and subsequent instalments shall be paid to the Greater London Authority.”

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Subsection (2) was substituted for the original subsections (2) and (3) by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (1992 c. 14), Schedule 10, paragraph 8.
f2: See the amendment to section 39(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 made by section 82(2) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 as amended by the Greater London Authority Act (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Finance Provisions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999 No. 3434 (C. 96)).
f3: Section 78A was inserted by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 10, paragraph 10.
f4: See section 424(1) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 for the definition of a “functional body”.
f5: Section 82 was substituted by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, sections 104, 118(1) and Schedule 10, paragraph 13.
f6: Part III of Schedule 8 was substituted by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, sections 104, 118(1) and Schedule 10, paragraph 7.
f7: 1988 c. 41.