# The Local Authorities (Discretionary Expenditure) (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Regulation 2: Determination of relevant population


For the purposes of section 83(4)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the relevant population of the area of a local authority in relation to a financial year (“the relevant year”) shall be the resident population of that area in the financial year beginning two years before the relevant year, as estimated by the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland before the beginning of the relevant year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/747/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-discretionary-expenditure-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-2
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