Article 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

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.

In this Order–

• “the 1963 Act” means the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963^f1;

• “the 1966 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966^f2;

• “the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973^f3;

• “the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975^f4;

• “the 1982 Act” means the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982^f5;

• “the 1984 Act” means the Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984^f6;

• “the 1985 No. 4 Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No. 4) Order 1985^f7; and

• “the 1986 Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1986^f8.