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

S.I. 1987/2279 · Made 9 December 1987

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

Approved by the House of Commons

Made 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:

Contents

  1. 1Title, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Aggregate grants for 1988-89
  3. 3Apportionment of the needs element for 1988-89
  4. 4Domestic rate reduction for 1988-89
  5. 5Weighted population and national standard amount per head for 1988-89
  6. 6Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1987-88
  7. 7Variation of needs element for 1987-88 and its apportionment
  8. 8Variation of needs element for 1987-88 and its apportionment
  9. 9Variation of domestic element for 1987-88
  10. 10Variation of resources element for 1987-88
  11. 11Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1986-87
  12. 12Variation of needs element for 1986-87 and its apportionment
  13. 13Variation of needs element for 1986-87 and its apportionment
  14. 14Variation of resources element for 1986-87
  15. 15Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1985-86
  16. 16Variation of needs element for 1985-86 and its apportionment
  17. 17Variation of needs element for 1985-86 and its apportionment
  18. 18Redetermined estimated aggregate grants for 1984-85
  19. 19Variation of needs element for 1984-85 and its apportionment
  20. 20Variation of needs element for 1984-85 and its apportionment
  21. 21Revocation
  22. Signature
  23. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  24. Schedule 2APPORTIONMENT OF PART OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1988-89
  25. Schedule 3APPORTIONMENT OF REMAINING PART OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1988-89
  26. Schedule 4APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1987-88
  27. Schedule 5APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1986-87
  28. Schedule 6APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1985-86
  29. Schedule 7APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1984-85
  30. Explanatory note

1Title, 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 1963f1;

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

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

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

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

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

  • “the 1987 Act” means the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc.(Scotland) Act 1987f7;

  • “the 1987 Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1987f8; and

  • “the 1987 No.2 Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 1987f9.

2Aggregate 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 element1,730,230,000
Amount of the domestic element91,900,000
Estimated amount of the resources element15,800,000

3Apportionment of the needs element for 1988-89

(1)

For the purposes of paragraph 2A of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1966 Actf1 (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.

4Domestic 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.

5Weighted 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 1986f1 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.

6Redetermined 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.

7Variation 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.

8Variation 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.

9Variation 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.

10Variation 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.

11Redetermined 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.

12Variation 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.

13Variation 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.

14Variation 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.

15Redetermined 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.

16Variation 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.

17Variation 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.

18Redetermined 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.

19Variation 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.

20Variation 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.

21Revocation

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 ActSection 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 2APPORTIONMENT OF PART OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1988-89

Column 1

Column 2

Authority

Amount £

Regional Councils

Borders75,000
Central106,000
Dumfries and Galloway90,000
Fife198,000
Grampian75,000
Highland141,000
Lothian1,254,000
Strathclyde933,000
Tayside316,000

Island Councils

Orkney3,000
Shetland0
Western Isles9,000

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

Column 1

Column 2

Authority

Amount £

Regional Councils

Borders34,805,055
Central72,655,079
Dumfries and Galloway46,132,434
Fife100,504,006
Grampian149,630,376
Highland88,074,796
Lothian180,661,678
Strathclyde766,787,576
Tayside

District Councils

Berwickshire222,388
Ettrick and Lauderdale398,339
Roxburgh923,063
Tweedale173,564
Clackmannan571,267
Falkirk1,815,514
Stirling972,546
Annandale and Eskdale430,047
Nithsdale683,455
Stewartry275,841
Wigtown363,698
Dunfermline1,544,632
Kirkcaldy2,031,657
North East Fife789,370
Aberdeen City4,347,741
Banff and Buchan997,062
Gordon839,249
Kincardine and Deeside559,420
Moray1,016,473
Badenoch and Strathspey124,930
Caithness497,510
Inverness703,531
Lochaber295,427
Nairn128,778
Ross and Cromarty1,069,908
Skye and Lockalsh246,853
Sutherland422,102
East Lothian982,692
Edinburgh City13,764,414
Midlothian974,008
West Lothian1,696,999
Argyll and Bute2,736,179
Bearsden and Milngavie581,457
Clydebank3,198,046
Clydesdale696,730
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth753,172
Cumnock and Doon valley948,523
Cunninghame2,125,879
Dumbarton1,046,788
East Kilbride979,774
Eastwood664,063
Glasgow City46,777,906
Hamilton1,286,925
Inverclyde2,551,436
Kilmarnock and Loudoun1,053,372
Kyle and Carrick1,454,402
Monklands2,569,379
Motherwell2,535,751
Renfrew4,836,079
Strathkelvin1,155,549
Angus1,128,054
Dundee City5,971,349
Perth and Kinross1,463,638

Island Councils

Orkney10,172,399
Shetland11,723,274
Western Isles23,955,911

Schedule 4APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1987-88

Column 1

Column 2

Authority

Amount £

Regional Councils

Borders32,033,330
Central65,302,223
Dumfries and Galloway44,080,290
Fife77,398,983
Grampian136,791,042
Highland79,446,533
Lothian121,104,271
Strathclyde618,854,141
Tayside101,948,180

District Councils

Berwickshire135,335
Ettrick and Lauderdale375,018
Roxburgh876,561
Tweedale164,888
Clackmannan0
Falkirk1,621,467
Stirling0
Annandale and Eskdale367,910
Nithsdale254,668
Stewartry225,894
Wigtown225,883
Dunfermline1,463,492
Kirkcaldy1,926,516
North East Fife740,010
Aberdeen City2,949,770
Banff and Buchan861,329
Gordon795,970
Kincardine and Deeside532,904
Moray963,378
Badenoch and Strathspey118,125
Caithness462,375
Inverness666,472
Lochaber280,064
Nairn115,071
Ross and Cromarty1,004,758
Skye and Lockalsh166,609
Sutherland398,867
East Lothian0
Edinburgh City0
Midlothian363,546
West Lothian1,458,064
Argyll and Bute2,548,173
Bearsden and Milngavie523,009
Clydebank3,041,044
Clydesdale19,183
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth174,454
Cumnock and Doon valley363,041
Cunninghame1,411,181
Dumbarton315,277
East Kilbride837,986
Eastwood632,522
Glasgow City29,975,369
Hamilton1,215,428
Inverclyde2,297,434
Kilmarnock and Loudoun369,358
Kyle and Carrick1,089,687
Monklands2,207,968
Motherwell2,319,567
Renfrew3,754,975
Strathkelvin898,361
Angus1,071,667
Dundee City5,191,998
Perth and Kinross1,375,344

Island Councils

Orkney9,243,635
Shetland10,853,602
Western Isles22,579,461

Schedule 5APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1986-87

Column 1

Column 2

Authority

Amount £

Regional Councils

Borders29,312,460
Central62,898,821
Dumfries and Galloway40,253,188
Fife78,335,446
Grampian126,134,289
Highland75,919,444
Lothian146,638,094
Strathclyde590,699,414
Tayside

District Councils

Berwickshire195,102
Ettrick and Lauderdale354,197
Roxburgh868,256
Tweedale154,899
Clackmannan515,272
Falkirk1,536,142
Stirling0
Annandale and Eskdale385,314
Nithsdale617,009
Stewartry247,486
Wigtown323,058
Dunfermline1,393,986
Kirkcaldy1,914,137
North East Fife704,828
Aberdeen City2,733,534
Banff and Buchan893,015
Gordon737,830
Kincardine and Deeside300,966
Moray797,546
Badenoch and Strathspey109,680
Caithness453,505
Inverness627,653
Lochaber277,710
Nairn108,435
Ross and Cromarty996,806
Skye and Lockalsh229,325
Sutherland396,902
East Lothian859,349
Edinburgh City6,253,718
Midlothian559,235
West Lothian1,273,946
Argyll and Bute2,577,882
Bearsden and Milngavie545,056
Clydebank2,708,905
Clydesdale589,179
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth637,696
Cumnock and Doon valley856,160
Cunninghame1,681,619
Dumbarton892,560
East Kilbride891,977
Eastwood596,329
Glasgow City33,752,848
Hamilton1,156,928
Inverclyde2,373,476
Kilmarnock and Loudoun985,256
Kyle and Carrick1,205,906
Monklands2,250,690
Motherwell2,302,054
Renfrew3,854,864
Strathkelvin1,041,011
Angus1,012,095
Dundee City5,007,353
Perth and Kinross1,289,729

Island Councils

Orkney7,592,057
Shetland10,032,447
Western Isles20,805,151

Schedule 6APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1985-86

Column 1

Column 2

Authority

Amount £

Regional Councils

Borders26,816,364
Central59,616,924
Dumfries and Galloway35,235,557
Fife76,697,472
Grampian121,198,256
Highland70,514,161
Lothian159,025,971
Strathclyde623,815,676
Tayside91,931,042

District Councils

Berwickshire180,478
Ettrick and Lauderdale326,658
Roxburgh965,631
Tweedale141,209
Clackmannan33,088
Falkirk1,636,010
Stirling847,880
Annandale and Eskdale351,308
Nithsdale514,800
Stewartry115,790
Wigtown297,607
Dunfermline1,335,903
Kirkcaldy2,064,639
North East Fife688,098
Aberdeen City3,509,641
Banff and Buchan730,967
Gordon610,569
Kincardine and Deeside427,525
Moray720,042
Badenoch and Strathspey97,124
Caithness486,685
Inverness488,531
Lochaber309,050
Nairn98,630
Ross and Cromarty1,263,378
Skye and Lockalsh223,052
Sutherland357,094
East Lothian870,004
Edinburgh City9,566,739
Midlothian512,259
West Lothian1,116,975
Argyll and Bute2,575,310
Bearsden and Milngavie607,354
Clydebank2,095,956
Clydesdale611,848
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth546,663
Cumnock and Doon valley682,700
Cunninghame1,185,275
Dumbarton853,477
East Kilbride889,691
Eastwood575,477
Glasgow City31,804,085
Hamilton214,962
Inverclyde1,976,362
Kilmarnock and Loudoun758,549
Kyle and Carrick1,183,733
Monklands2,124,931
Motherwell2,007,042
Renfrew2,393,715
Strathkelvin1,151,538
Angus982,310
Dundee City4,552,965
Perth and Kinross1,252,076

Island Councils

Orkney7,459,314
Shetland9,961,998
Western Isles17,905,943

Schedule 7APPORTIONMENT OF NEEDS ELEMENT 1984-85

Column 1

Column 2

Authority

Amount £

Regional Councils

Borders25,558,996
Central64,944,416
Dumfries and Galloway33,419,058
Fife74,084,917
Grampian119,540,756
Highland66,913,532
Lothian168,817,955
Strathclyde642,488,782
Tayside88,129,308

District Councils

Berwickshire318,953
Ettrick and Lauderdale669,381
Roxburgh659,896
Tweedale248,509
Clackmannan995,233
Falkirk3,048,781
Stirling1,202,476
Annandale and Eskdale600,790
Nithsdale990,790
Stewartry397,994
Wigtown524,799
Dunfermline2,667,531
Kirkcaldy3,626,230
North East Fife1,375,941
Aberdeen City5,539,036
Banff and Buchan1,749,273
Gordon1,423,608
Kincardine and Deeside823,392
Moray1,614,640
Badenoch and Strathspey205,041
Caithness464,671
Inverness794,371
Lochaber446,830
Nairn141,535
Ross and Cromarty978,514
Skye and Lockalsh221,573
Sutherland310,156
East Lothian1,315,158
Edinburgh City6,601,217
Midlothian1,108,356
West Lothian2,586,591
Argyll and Bute2,034,939
Bearsden and Milngavie1,022,037
Clydebank1,704,725
Clydesdale1,213,497
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth1,316,956
Cumnock and Doon valley1,110,728
Cunninghame2,724,130
Dumbarton1,505,228
East Kilbride1,751,701
Eastwood930,285
Glasgow City31,552,557
Hamilton1,535,568
Inverclyde2,542,744
Kilmarnock and Loudoun1,952,872
Kyle and Carrick2,382,325
Monklands2,631,792
Motherwell3,573,036
Renfrew4,358,739
Strathkelvin1,930,764
Angus1,955,642
Dundee City3,886,080
Perth and Kinross2,515,804

Island Councils

Orkney7,690,279
Shetland10,243,710
Western Isles17,510,510

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).