{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rate-support-grant-scotland-order-1989/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rate-support-grant-scotland-order-1989/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1234",
  "legislation_title": "The Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rate-support-grant-scotland-order-1989",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order—\n(a) In relation to the year 1988-89—\n(i) determines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,967,474,316 (previously it was £1,897,876,128) (article 2);\n(ii) varies the amount of the needs element from £1,590,176,128 to £1,659,774,316 (article 3);\n(iii) apportions part of the needs element as varied to each local authority (article 4 and Schedule 2); and\n(iv) revokes article 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1988 (article 11).\n(b) In relation to the year 1987-88—\n(i) redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,796,574,459 (previously it was £1,796,374,709) (article 5);\n(ii) varies the amount of the needs element from £1,509,374,709 to £1,509,574,459 (article 6);\n(iii) apportions the needs element as varied to each local authority (article 7 and Schedule 3); and\n(iv) revokes article 4 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 1988 (article 11).\n(c) In relation to the year 1986-87—\n(i) redetermines the estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants as £1,656,386,123 (previously it was £1,656,416,729) (article 8);\n(ii) varies the amount of the needs element from £1,380,916,729 to £1,380,886,123 (article 9);\n(iii) apportions the needs element as varied to each local authority (article 10 and Schedule 4); and\n(iv) revokes article 8 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 1988 (article 11).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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