Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992;

• “the 1947 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947^f1;

• “the 1956 Act” means the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956^f2;

• “the 1962 Act” means the Local Government (Financial Provisions etc.) (Scotland) Act 1962^f3;

• “the 1966 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966^f4;

• “the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975^f5;

• “authority” means a levying authority;

• “provisional amount” means the provisional amount arrived at under paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 12 to the Act as regards an authority for a year, or the amount for the time being treated as that amount in accordance with regulation 6 of these Regulations;

• “relevant day” means a day in a relevant year;

• “relevant year” means a year for which a calculation of a non-domestic rating contribution or a calculation or recalculation of a provisional amount is being made;

• “year” means a financial year.