# The Local Government (Transitional Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Order 1996, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires—
“the 1968 Act” means the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;
“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;
“the 1992 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992;
“the 1994 Act” means the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
“accounting authority” means—
(a) in relation to a disaggregating authority, the council specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order opposite the name of the disaggregating authority in question (as specified in column 1 of that Schedule); and
(b) in relation to any other demitting authority, their successor authority;
“the Administration” shall have the same meaning as in section 128(1) of the 1994 Act;
“council” means a council constituted under section 2 of the 1994 Act;
“demitting authority” means an authority specified in column 1 of either Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 to this Order;
“disaggregating authority” means an authority specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order;
“functions” includes powers and duties;
“housing revenue account” means an account required to be kept under section 203 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987;
“joint board” shall have the same meaning as in section 235(1) of the 1973 Act;
“the Principal Reporter” shall have the same meaning as in section 127(1) of the 1994 Act;
“reporter” means a reporter appointed under section 36(1) of the 1968 Act;
“successor authority” means—
(a) in relation to a disaggregating authority, a council any part of the area of which is within the area of the disaggregating authority in question; and
(b) in relation to a demitting authority specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order, the authority specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the name of the demitting authority in question;
“the transfer date” means 1st April 1996.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/682/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-transitional-financial-provisions-scotland-order-1996/article-2
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