# The Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1987 S.I. 1987/275 · made 2 February 1987 This Order–In relation to the year 1987-88–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 needs and resources elements of rate support grants among local authorities (articles 3 and 5);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 6, 7 and 9);varies the needs element distribution (article 8); andrevokes article 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1986 (article 16);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 10 and 11);varies the needs element distribution (article 12); andrevokes article 7 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1986 (article 16);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 13 and 14);varies the needs element distribution (article 15); andrevokes article 13 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland)(No. 4) Order 1985 (article 16). PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/rate-support-grant-scotland-order-1987/pdf/uksi_19870275_en.pdf ## Introductory text LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND Approved by the House of CommonsMade 2nd February 1987 Laid before the House ofCommons 4th February 1987 Coming into force 19th February 1987 In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the enactments set out in Schedule 1 to this Order and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, and after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appear to me to be concerned and with the consent of the Treasury, I hereby make the following Order: ## 1 Title, commencement and interpretation (1) This Order may be cited as the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) 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 1985 No. 4 Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No. 4) Order 1985; and “the 1986 Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1986. ## 2 Aggregate grants for 1987-88 (1) The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1987-88, as determined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,896,760,000. (2) The amounts of the needs element and the domestic element and the estimated amountof the resources element of the rate support grants for the year 1987-88 shall be the amounts set out in the following table:– £ Amount of the needs element 1,608,560,000 Amount of the domestic element 91,100,000 Estimated amount of the resources element 197,100,000 ## 3 Apportionment of the needs element for 1987-88 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 1987-88 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority. ## 4 Domestic rate reduction for 1987-88 The amount prescribed for the year 1987-88 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 1987-88 For the purposes of section 9(3) of the 1963 Act (definition of standard penny rate Scotland in relation to 30th June 1985 and the national standard amount per head for the year 1987-88 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 1986-87 The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1986-87 (which was fixed as £1,636,083,991 by article 2 of the 1986 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,636,183,991. ## 7 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 £1,359,583,991 by article 3 of the 1986 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,360,583,991. ## 8 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 3 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. ## 9 Variation of resources element for 1986-87 The estimated amount of the resources element for the year 1986-87, which was prescribed as £185,200,000 by article 2(2) of the 1985 No. 4 Order, is hereby varied to £184,300,000. ## 10 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 £1,692,749,142 by article 5 of the 1986 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,700,108,228. ## 11 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 £1,383,949,142 by article 6 of the 1986 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,391,308,228. ## 12 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 4 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. ## 13 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 £1,671,517,328 by article 11 of the 1985 No. 4 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,671,736,538. ## 14 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 £1,442,117,328 by article 12 of the 1985 No. 4 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,442,336,538. ## 15 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 5 to this Order the amount of 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, £1,440,036,538. ## 16 Revocation Article 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1986 Order (which made provision for the apportionment of the needs element for 1986-87), article 7 of, and Schedule 3 to, that Order (which made provision for the apportionment of the needs element for 1985-86) and article 13 of, and Schedule 4 to, the 1985 No. 4 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 PrincipalSecretaries of State New St. Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th January 1987 We consent, Peter Lloyd Mark Lennox-Boyd Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 2nd February 1987 ## Schedule 1 (1) (2) (3) Relevant enactment conferring power Relevant amending enactment Relevant provision of this Order Section 9(5) 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, 10 and 13. Sections 4 and 45(2) of the 1966 Act. Section 3 of and paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the 1982 Act. Articles 7, 9, 11, 14 and 16. 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, 8, 12, 15 and Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5. 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 NEEDS ELEMENT 1987-88 (1) (2) Authority Amount £ Regional Councils Borders 32,105,330 Central 69,323,590 Dumfries and Galloway 44,173,290 Fife 91,312,733 Grampian 137,202,042 Highland 80,804,146 Lothian 172,936,521 Strathclyde 715,092,141 Tayside 104,991,270 District Councils Berwickshire 213,835 Ettrick and Lauderdale 383,018 Roxburgh 887,561 Tweeddale 166,888 Clackmannan 549,295 Falkirk 1,650,467 Stirling 933,493 Annandale and Eskdale 413,507 Nithsdale 657,168 Stewartry 265,232 Wigtown 349,710 Dunfermline 1,485,223 Kirkcaldy 1,953,516 North East Fife 759,010 Aberdeen City 4,180,520 Banff and Buchan 958,713 Gordon 806,970 Kincardine and Deeside 537,904 Moray 977,378 Badenoch and Strathspey 120,125 Caithness 478,375 Inverness 676,472 Lochaber 284,064 Nairn 117,071 Ross and Cromarty 1,028,758 Skye and Lochalsh 237,359 Sutherland 405,867 East Lothian 944,896 Edinburgh City 12,513,104 Midlothian 936,546 West Lothian 1,631,730 Argyll and Bute 2,630,941 Bearsden and Milngavie 559,180 Clydebank 3,075,044 Clydesdale 669,933 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 724,204 Cumnock and Doon Valley 912,041 Cunninghame 1,932,617 Dumbarton 1,006,527 East Kilbride 942,090 Eastwood 638,522 Glasgow City 42,525,369 Hamilton 1,237,428 Inverclyde 2,453,304 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 1,012,858 Kyle and Carrick 1,379,049 Monklands 2,470,557 Motherwell 2,354,567 Renfrew 4,396,435 Strathkelvin 1,111,105 Angus 1,084,667 Dundee City 5,741,682 Perth and Kinross 1,407,344 Islands Councils Orkney 9,247,635 Shetland 10,925,602 Western Isles 22,676,461 ## Schedule 3 APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1986-87 (1) (2) Authority Amount £ Regional Councils Borders 29,323,241 Central 62,885,461 Dumfries and Galloway 40,268,343 Fife 79,847,952 Grampian 126,200,331 Highland 75,957,220 Lothian 140,814,750 Strathclyde 580,784,554 Tayside 97,678,811 District Councils Berwickshire 195,923 Ettrick and Lauderdale 355,587 Roxburgh 870,401 Tweeddale 155,344 Clackmannan 522,248 Falkirk 1,541,190 Stirling 313,713 Annandale and Eskdale 386,290 Nithsdale 613,258 Stewartry 244,756 Wigtown 324,781 Dunfermline 1,396,520 Kirkcaldy 1,918,512 North East Fife 707,474 Aberdeen City 2,638,132 Banff and Buchan 895,500 Gordon 739,899 Kincardine and Deeside 412,947 Moray 799,862 Badenoch and Strathspey 109,959 Caithness 456,268 Inverness 629,465 Lochaber 278,416 Nairn 108,750 Ross and Cromarty 1,000,356 Skye and Lochalsh 230,218 Sutherland 397,898 East Lothian 869,452 Edinburgh City 289,829 Midlothian 564,651 West Lothian 1,271,240 Argyll and Bute 2,583,256 Bearsden and Milngavie 546,625 Clydebank 2,712,070 Clydesdale 573,021 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 662,971 Cumnock and Doon Valley 666,144 Cunninghame 1,636,194 Dumbarton 648,397 East Kilbride 865,567 Eastwood 597,377 Glasgow City 34,491,402 Hamilton 1,160,494 Inverclyde 1,935,430 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 507,623 Kyle and Carrick 1,217,424 Monklands 2,255,479 Motherwell 2,307,889 Renfrew 3,723,983 Strathkelvin 1,049,427 Angus 1,014,292 Dundee City 4,670,768 Perth and Kinross 1,295,184 Islands Councils Orkney 7,592,938 Shetland 10,045,627 Western Isles 20,824,907 ## Schedule 4 APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1985-86 (1) (2) Authority Amount £ Regional Councils Borders 26,816,364 Central 59,613,657 Dumfries and Galloway 35,235,557 Fife 75,875,090 Grampian 121,203,862 Highland 70,514,161 Lothian 158,939,636 Strathclyde 623,800,433 Tayside 91,378,650 District Councils Berwickshire 180,478 Ettrick and Lauderdale 326,658 Roxburgh 965,631 Tweeddale 141,209 Clackmannan 233,688 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 3,523,437 Banff and Buchan 730,967 Gordon 610,569 Kincardine and Deeside 427,525 Moray 720,042 Badenoch and Strathspey 100,556 Caithness 486,685 Inverness 488,571 Lochaber 309,050 Nairn 98,630 Ross and Cromarty 1,263,378 Skye and Lochalsh 223,790 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 1,011,967 Kyle and Carrick 1,183,733 Monklands 2,124,931 Motherwell 2,007,042 Renfrew 2,393,715 Strathkelvin 1,151,538 Angus 982,510 Dundee City 4,552,965 Perth and Kinross 1,252,076 Islands Councils Orkney 7,459,314 Shetland 9,961,998 Western Isles 18,123,899 ## Schedule 5 APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1984-85 (1) (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 643,345,094 Tayside 88,129,308 District Councils Berwickshire 318,953 Ettrick and Lauderdale 669,381 Roxburgh 695,896 Tweeddale 248,509 Clackmannan 995,233 Falkirk 3,048,781 Stirling 1,202,476 Annandale and Eskdale 600,790 Nithsdale 990,469 Stewartry 397,994 Wigtown 524,799 Dunfermline 2,667,531 Kirkcaldy 3,626,230 North East Fife 1,375,941 Aberdeen City 5,504,703 Banff and Buchan 1,749,273 Gordon 1,423,608 Kincardine and Deeside 832,392 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 Lochalsh 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 1,748,972 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 930,284 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 Islands 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 1987-88– (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 needs and resources elements of rate support grants among local authorities (articles 3 and 5); (b) 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 6, 7 and 9); (ii) varies the needs element distribution (article 8); and (iii) revokes article 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1986 (article 16); (c) 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 10 and 11); (ii) varies the needs element distribution (article 12); and (iii) revokes article 7 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1986 (article 16); (d) 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 13 and 14); (ii) varies the needs element distribution (article 15); and (iii) revokes article 13 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland)(No. 4) Order 1985 (article 16). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/275 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rate-support-grant-scotland-order-1987 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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