# The Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.3) Order 1987

S.I. 1987/2279 · made 9 December 1987

This Order—in relation to the year 1988-89—fixes the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants payable under Part I of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966 to regional, islands and district councils in Scotland, and prescribes the division of this amount among the needs element, the domestic element and the estimated resources element (article 2);prescribes the amount in the pound by which rating authorities are to reduce the rate in the pound which they would otherwise levy on dwellinghouses in their areas so as to take account of the amount of domestic element for the year (article 4); andprescribes matters relating to the distribution of the different parts of the needs element, and the distribution of the resources element, of rate support grants among local authorities (articles 3 and 5);in relation to the year 1987-88—redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants and varies the amount of the needs element, the domestic element and the estimated amount of the resources element payable for that year (articles 6, 7, 9 and 10);varies the needs element distribution (article 8); andrevokes article 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.2) Order 1987 (article 21);in relation to the year 1986-87—redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants and varies the amount of the needs element and the estimated amount of the resources element payable for that year (articles 11, 12 and 14);varies the needs element distribution (article 13); andrevokes article 7 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.2) Order 1987 (article 21);in relation to the year 1985-86—redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants and varies the amount of the needs element payable for that year (articles 15 and 16);varies the needs element distribution (article 17); andrevokes article 12 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1987 (article 21);in relation to the year 1984-85—redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants and varies the amount of the needs element payable for that year (articles 18 and 19);varies the needs element distribution (article 20); andrevokes article 15 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1987 (article 21).

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## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND
Approved by the House of CommonsMade 9th December 1987
Laid before the House of Commons 11th December 1987
Coming into force 20th January 1988
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the enactments set out in Schedule 1 to this Order and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appear to him to be concerned and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.3) Order 1987 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.
(2) In this Order—
“the 1963 Act” means the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963;
“the 1966 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966;
“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;
“the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975;
“the 1982 Act” means the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982;
“the 1984 Act” means the Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984;
“the 1987 Act” means the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc.(Scotland) Act 1987;
“the 1987 Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1987; and
“the 1987 No.2 Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 1987.

## 2 Aggregate grants for 1988-89

(1) The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1988-89, as determined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £2,037,930,000.
(2) The amounts of the needs element and the domestic element and the estimated amount of the resources element of the rate support grants for the year 1988-89 shall be the amounts set out in the following table:—
£
Amount of the needs element
1,730,230,000
Amount of the domestic element
91,900,000
Estimated amount of the resources element
15,800,000

## 3 Apportionment of the needs element for 1988-89

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 2A of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1966 Act (grant for rate relief given to certain recreational clubs) there shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1988-89 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority, which amounts are, in total, £3,200,000.
(2) There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 3 to this Order the amount of the remaining part of needs element for the year 1988-89 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

## 4 Domestic rate reduction for 1988-89

The amount prescribed for the year 1988-89 for the purposes of section 7(1) of the 1966 Act (reduction of rates on dwellings by reference to the domestic element) shall be 7 pence in the pound, being the amount which in my opinion corresponds to the amount of the domestic element for that year, as prescribed by article 2(2) of this Order.

## 5 Weighted population and national standard amount per head for 1988-89

For the purposes of section 9(3) of the 1963 Act (definition of standard penny rate product) the weighted population of an area for the year 1988-89 shall be the total population of the area as first estimated by the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Scotland in relation to 30th June 1986 and the national standard amount per head for the year 1988-89 shall be such as will result as nearly as may be in the distribution of the whole of the resources element for that year.

## 6 Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1987-88

The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1987-88 (which was fixed as £1,694,470,307 by article 2 of the 1987 No.2 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,688,110,661.

## 7 Variation of needs element for 1987-88 and its apportionment

The amount of the needs element for the year 1987-88, which was varied to £1,406,270,307 by article 3 of the 1987 No.2 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,400,910,661.

## 8 Variation of needs element for 1987-88 and its apportionment

There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 4 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1987-88 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

## 9 Variation of domestic element for 1987-88

The amount of the domestic element for the year 1987-88, which was prescribed as £91,100,000 by article 2(2) of the 1987 Order, is hereby varied to £90,800,000.

## 10 Variation of resources element for 1987-88

The estimated amount of the resources element for the year 1987-88, which was prescribed as £197,100,000 by article 2(2) of the 1987 Order, is hereby varied to £196,400,000.

## 11 Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1986-87

The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1986-87 (which was fixed as £1,664,415,021 by article 5 of the 1987 No.2 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,656,335,907.

## 12 Variation of needs element for 1986-87 and its apportionment

The amount of the needs element for the year 1986-87, which was varied to £1,388,815,021 by article 6 of the 1987 No.2 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,380,835,907.

## 13 Variation of needs element for 1986-87 and its apportionment

There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 5 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1986-87 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

## 14 Variation of resources element for 1986-87

The estimated amount of the resources element for the year 1986-87, which was varied to £184,300,000 by article 9 of the 1987 Order, is hereby further varied to £184,200,000.

## 15 Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1985-86

The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1985-86 (which was fixed as £1,700,108,228 by article 10 of the 1987 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,700,892,301.

## 16 Variation of needs element for 1985-86 and its apportionment

The amount of the needs element for the year 1985-86, which was varied to £1,391,308,228 by article 11 of the 1987 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,392,092,301.

## 17 Variation of needs element for 1985-86 and its apportionment

There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 6 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1985-86 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.

## 18 Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1984-85

The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1984-85 (which was fixed as £1,671,736,538 by article 13 of the 1987 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,670,870,312.

## 19 Variation of needs element for 1984-85 and its apportionment

The amount of the needs element for the year 1984-85, which was varied to £1,442,336,538 by article 14 of the 1987 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,441,470,312.

## 20 Variation of needs element for 1984-85 and its apportionment

There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 7 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1984-85 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority which amounts are, in total, £1,439,170,312.

## 21 Revocation

Article 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1987 No.2 Order (which made provision for the apportionment of the needs element for 1987-88), article 7 of, and Schedule 3 to, that Order (which made provision for the apportionment of the needs element for 1986-87), article 12 of, and Schedule 4 to, the 1987 Order (which made provision for the apportionment of the needs element for 1985-86) and article 15 of, and Schedule 5 to, that Order (which made provision for the apportionment of the needs element for 1984-85) are hereby revoked.

## Signature

Malcolm Rifkind
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
New St. Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
8th December 1987
We consent,
David Lightbown
Michael Neubert
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
9th December 1987

## Schedule 1 

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Relevant enactment conferring power
Relevant amending enactment
Relevant provision of this Order
Section 95 of the 1963 Act.
Section 13 of the 1966 Act. Paragraph 24 of Part II of Schedule 6 to the 1975 Act.
Article 5.
Section 2(4) of the 1966 Act.
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act.
Article 2(2).
Section 3 of the 1966 Act.
Section 120(1)(a) of the 1973 Act. Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act. Paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the 1982 Act.
Articles 2(1), 6, 11, 15 and 18.
Section 4 and 45(2) of the 1966 Act
Section 3 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to, the 1982 Act.
Articles 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19 and 21.
Paragraph 2A of Part I of Schedule 1 to the 1966 Act.
Section 27 of the 1987 Act.
Article 3(1) and Schedule 2.
Paragraph 3, as read with paragraph 3A, of Part I of Schedule 1 to the 1966 Act.
Paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act. Section 1(1) of the 1984 Act.
Articles 3(2), 8, 13, 17, 20 and Schedules 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Paragraph 1 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the 1966 Act.
Paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act.
Article 4.

## Schedule 2 APPORTIONMENT OF PART OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1988-89

Column 1
Column 2
Authority
Amount £
Regional Councils
Borders
75,000
Central
106,000
Dumfries and Galloway
90,000
Fife
198,000
Grampian
75,000
Highland
141,000
Lothian
1,254,000
Strathclyde
933,000
Tayside
316,000
Island Councils
Orkney
3,000
Shetland
0
Western Isles
9,000

## Schedule 3 APPORTIONMENT OF REMAINING PART OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1988-89

Column 1
Column 2
Authority
Amount £
Regional Councils
Borders
34,805,055
Central
72,655,079
Dumfries and Galloway
46,132,434
Fife
100,504,006
Grampian
149,630,376
Highland
88,074,796
Lothian
180,661,678
Strathclyde
766,787,576
Tayside
District Councils
Berwickshire
222,388
Ettrick and Lauderdale
398,339
Roxburgh
923,063
Tweedale
173,564
Clackmannan
571,267
Falkirk
1,815,514
Stirling
972,546
Annandale and Eskdale
430,047
Nithsdale
683,455
Stewartry
275,841
Wigtown
363,698
Dunfermline
1,544,632
Kirkcaldy
2,031,657
North East Fife
789,370
Aberdeen City
4,347,741
Banff and Buchan
997,062
Gordon
839,249
Kincardine and Deeside
559,420
Moray
1,016,473
Badenoch and Strathspey
124,930
Caithness
497,510
Inverness
703,531
Lochaber
295,427
Nairn
128,778
Ross and Cromarty
1,069,908
Skye and Lockalsh
246,853
Sutherland
422,102
East Lothian
982,692
Edinburgh City
13,764,414
Midlothian
974,008
West Lothian
1,696,999
Argyll and Bute
2,736,179
Bearsden and Milngavie
581,457
Clydebank
3,198,046
Clydesdale
696,730
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
753,172
Cumnock and Doon valley
948,523
Cunninghame
2,125,879
Dumbarton
1,046,788
East Kilbride
979,774
Eastwood
664,063
Glasgow City
46,777,906
Hamilton
1,286,925
Inverclyde
2,551,436
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
1,053,372
Kyle and Carrick
1,454,402
Monklands
2,569,379
Motherwell
2,535,751
Renfrew
4,836,079
Strathkelvin
1,155,549
Angus
1,128,054
Dundee City
5,971,349
Perth and Kinross
1,463,638
Island Councils
Orkney
10,172,399
Shetland
11,723,274
Western Isles
23,955,911

## Schedule 4 APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1987-88

Column 1
Column 2
Authority
Amount £
Regional Councils
Borders
32,033,330
Central
65,302,223
Dumfries and Galloway
44,080,290
Fife
77,398,983
Grampian
136,791,042
Highland
79,446,533
Lothian
121,104,271
Strathclyde
618,854,141
Tayside
101,948,180
District Councils
Berwickshire
135,335
Ettrick and Lauderdale
375,018
Roxburgh
876,561
Tweedale
164,888
Clackmannan
0
Falkirk
1,621,467
Stirling
0
Annandale and Eskdale
367,910
Nithsdale
254,668
Stewartry
225,894
Wigtown
225,883
Dunfermline
1,463,492
Kirkcaldy
1,926,516
North East Fife
740,010
Aberdeen City
2,949,770
Banff and Buchan
861,329
Gordon
795,970
Kincardine and Deeside
532,904
Moray
963,378
Badenoch and Strathspey
118,125
Caithness
462,375
Inverness
666,472
Lochaber
280,064
Nairn
115,071
Ross and Cromarty
1,004,758
Skye and Lockalsh
166,609
Sutherland
398,867
East Lothian
0
Edinburgh City
0
Midlothian
363,546
West Lothian
1,458,064
Argyll and Bute
2,548,173
Bearsden and Milngavie
523,009
Clydebank
3,041,044
Clydesdale
19,183
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
174,454
Cumnock and Doon valley
363,041
Cunninghame
1,411,181
Dumbarton
315,277
East Kilbride
837,986
Eastwood
632,522
Glasgow City
29,975,369
Hamilton
1,215,428
Inverclyde
2,297,434
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
369,358
Kyle and Carrick
1,089,687
Monklands
2,207,968
Motherwell
2,319,567
Renfrew
3,754,975
Strathkelvin
898,361
Angus
1,071,667
Dundee City
5,191,998
Perth and Kinross
1,375,344
Island Councils
Orkney
9,243,635
Shetland
10,853,602
Western Isles
22,579,461

## Schedule 5 APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1986-87

Column 1
Column 2
Authority
Amount £
Regional Councils
Borders
29,312,460
Central
62,898,821
Dumfries and Galloway
40,253,188
Fife
78,335,446
Grampian
126,134,289
Highland
75,919,444
Lothian
146,638,094
Strathclyde
590,699,414
Tayside
District Councils
Berwickshire
195,102
Ettrick and Lauderdale
354,197
Roxburgh
868,256
Tweedale
154,899
Clackmannan
515,272
Falkirk
1,536,142
Stirling
0
Annandale and Eskdale
385,314
Nithsdale
617,009
Stewartry
247,486
Wigtown
323,058
Dunfermline
1,393,986
Kirkcaldy
1,914,137
North East Fife
704,828
Aberdeen City
2,733,534
Banff and Buchan
893,015
Gordon
737,830
Kincardine and Deeside
300,966
Moray
797,546
Badenoch and Strathspey
109,680
Caithness
453,505
Inverness
627,653
Lochaber
277,710
Nairn
108,435
Ross and Cromarty
996,806
Skye and Lockalsh
229,325
Sutherland
396,902
East Lothian
859,349
Edinburgh City
6,253,718
Midlothian
559,235
West Lothian
1,273,946
Argyll and Bute
2,577,882
Bearsden and Milngavie
545,056
Clydebank
2,708,905
Clydesdale
589,179
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
637,696
Cumnock and Doon valley
856,160
Cunninghame
1,681,619
Dumbarton
892,560
East Kilbride
891,977
Eastwood
596,329
Glasgow City
33,752,848
Hamilton
1,156,928
Inverclyde
2,373,476
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
985,256
Kyle and Carrick
1,205,906
Monklands
2,250,690
Motherwell
2,302,054
Renfrew
3,854,864
Strathkelvin
1,041,011
Angus
1,012,095
Dundee City
5,007,353
Perth and Kinross
1,289,729
Island Councils
Orkney
7,592,057
Shetland
10,032,447
Western Isles
20,805,151

## Schedule 6 APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1985-86

Column 1
Column 2
Authority
Amount £
Regional Councils
Borders
26,816,364
Central
59,616,924
Dumfries and Galloway
35,235,557
Fife
76,697,472
Grampian
121,198,256
Highland
70,514,161
Lothian
159,025,971
Strathclyde
623,815,676
Tayside
91,931,042
District Councils
Berwickshire
180,478
Ettrick and Lauderdale
326,658
Roxburgh
965,631
Tweedale
141,209
Clackmannan
33,088
Falkirk
1,636,010
Stirling
847,880
Annandale and Eskdale
351,308
Nithsdale
514,800
Stewartry
115,790
Wigtown
297,607
Dunfermline
1,335,903
Kirkcaldy
2,064,639
North East Fife
688,098
Aberdeen City
3,509,641
Banff and Buchan
730,967
Gordon
610,569
Kincardine and Deeside
427,525
Moray
720,042
Badenoch and Strathspey
97,124
Caithness
486,685
Inverness
488,531
Lochaber
309,050
Nairn
98,630
Ross and Cromarty
1,263,378
Skye and Lockalsh
223,052
Sutherland
357,094
East Lothian
870,004
Edinburgh City
9,566,739
Midlothian
512,259
West Lothian
1,116,975
Argyll and Bute
2,575,310
Bearsden and Milngavie
607,354
Clydebank
2,095,956
Clydesdale
611,848
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
546,663
Cumnock and Doon valley
682,700
Cunninghame
1,185,275
Dumbarton
853,477
East Kilbride
889,691
Eastwood
575,477
Glasgow City
31,804,085
Hamilton
214,962
Inverclyde
1,976,362
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
758,549
Kyle and Carrick
1,183,733
Monklands
2,124,931
Motherwell
2,007,042
Renfrew
2,393,715
Strathkelvin
1,151,538
Angus
982,310
Dundee City
4,552,965
Perth and Kinross
1,252,076
Island Councils
Orkney
7,459,314
Shetland
9,961,998
Western Isles
17,905,943

## Schedule 7 APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1984-85

Column 1
Column 2
Authority
Amount £
Regional Councils
Borders
25,558,996
Central
64,944,416
Dumfries and Galloway
33,419,058
Fife
74,084,917
Grampian
119,540,756
Highland
66,913,532
Lothian
168,817,955
Strathclyde
642,488,782
Tayside
88,129,308
District Councils
Berwickshire
318,953
Ettrick and Lauderdale
669,381
Roxburgh
659,896
Tweedale
248,509
Clackmannan
995,233
Falkirk
3,048,781
Stirling
1,202,476
Annandale and Eskdale
600,790
Nithsdale
990,790
Stewartry
397,994
Wigtown
524,799
Dunfermline
2,667,531
Kirkcaldy
3,626,230
North East Fife
1,375,941
Aberdeen City
5,539,036
Banff and Buchan
1,749,273
Gordon
1,423,608
Kincardine and Deeside
823,392
Moray
1,614,640
Badenoch and Strathspey
205,041
Caithness
464,671
Inverness
794,371
Lochaber
446,830
Nairn
141,535
Ross and Cromarty
978,514
Skye and Lockalsh
221,573
Sutherland
310,156
East Lothian
1,315,158
Edinburgh City
6,601,217
Midlothian
1,108,356
West Lothian
2,586,591
Argyll and Bute
2,034,939
Bearsden and Milngavie
1,022,037
Clydebank
1,704,725
Clydesdale
1,213,497
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
1,316,956
Cumnock and Doon valley
1,110,728
Cunninghame
2,724,130
Dumbarton
1,505,228
East Kilbride
1,751,701
Eastwood
930,285
Glasgow City
31,552,557
Hamilton
1,535,568
Inverclyde
2,542,744
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
1,952,872
Kyle and Carrick
2,382,325
Monklands
2,631,792
Motherwell
3,573,036
Renfrew
4,358,739
Strathkelvin
1,930,764
Angus
1,955,642
Dundee City
3,886,080
Perth and Kinross
2,515,804
Island Councils
Orkney
7,690,279
Shetland
10,243,710
Western Isles
17,510,510

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order—
(a) in relation to the year 1988-89—
(i) fixes the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants payable under Part I of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966 to regional, islands and district councils in Scotland, and prescribes the division of this amount among the needs element, the domestic element and the estimated resources element (article 2);
(ii) prescribes the amount in the pound by which rating authorities are to reduce the rate in the pound which they would otherwise levy on dwellinghouses in their areas so as to take account of the amount of domestic element for the year (article 4); and
(iii) prescribes matters relating to the distribution of the different parts of the needs element, and the distribution of the resources element, of rate support grants among local authorities (articles 3 and 5);
(b) in relation to the year 1987-88—
(i) redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants and varies the amount of the needs element, the domestic element and the estimated amount of the resources element payable for that year (articles 6, 7, 9 and 10);
(ii) varies the needs element distribution (article 8); and
(iii) revokes article 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.2) Order 1987 (article 21);
(c) in relation to the year 1986-87—
(i) redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants and varies the amount of the needs element and the estimated amount of the resources element payable for that year (articles 11, 12 and 14);
(ii) varies the needs element distribution (article 13); and
(iii) revokes article 7 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No.2) Order 1987 (article 21);
(d) in relation to the year 1985-86—
(i) redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants and varies the amount of the needs element payable for that year (articles 15 and 16);
(ii) varies the needs element distribution (article 17); and
(iii) revokes article 12 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1987 (article 21);
(e) in relation to the year 1984-85—
(i) redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants and varies the amount of the needs element payable for that year (articles 18 and 19);
(ii) varies the needs element distribution (article 20); and
(iii) revokes article 15 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1987 (article 21).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2279 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rate-support-grant-scotland-no3-order-1987
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