# The Local Authorities (Discretionary Expenditure) (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The annual limit on the amount of expenditure which a Scottish local authority may incur for purposes not otherwise authorised is, with effect from 1st April 1996, determined under section 83(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 by multiplying £3.80 by the relevant population of the authority’s area. These Regulations make provision as to how the relevant population is to be calculated for these purposes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/747/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-discretionary-expenditure-scotland-regulations-1996/note
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