Local Government in Scotland Act 2003

• (4) No such order containing provisions which add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act is to be made unless a draft of the instrument containing it has been approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

• (5) Any power of the Scottish Ministers to make orders or regulations under this Act includes power to make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers think necessary or expedient.

Equal opportunities

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• (1) The Scottish Ministers, local authorities, the authorities, bodies, office holders and other persons mentioned in section 16(1) of this Act and any other person discharging functions under this Act shall discharge those functions in a manner which encourages equal opportunities and, in particular, the observance of the equal opportunity requirements.

• (2) The duty imposed by subsection (1) above on a local authority is, in relation to its functions under section 1 above, additional to that set out in subsection (1) of that section.

• (3) In subsection (1) above, “equal opportunities” and “equal opportunity requirements” have the same meanings as in Section L2 of Part II of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Repeals and consequential amendments

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• (1) The following enactments are repealed—

• (a) in section 83 (general power of local authorities to incur expenditure) of the 1973 Act, subsections (1), (2), (2C), (2D) and (4) to (7) and, in subsection (3), the words “subject as aforesaid”;

• (b) section 94 (capital expenses of local authorities) of that Act;

• (c) section 122A(duty of local authorities to use resources efficiently) of that Act;

• (d) sections 171A, 171B and 171C(promotion by local authorities of economic development of its area) of that Act;

• (e) Part III (direct labour organisations) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65);

• (f) Part I (competition in certain local authority activities) and sections 32 (direct labour organisations) and 33 (local authority companies) of and Schedule 6 to the Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9);

• (g) section 31 (National Code of Local Government Conduct) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42);

• (h) sections 1A (permitted methods of publishing information about performance) and 8 to 11 (competition and competitive tendering) of and Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19);

• (i) in section 188 (acquisition of land by planning authority by agreement) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8), subsection (3);

• (j) in section 189 (compulsory acquisition of land by local authority) of that Act, subsection (8).

• (2) In section 9A(4)(b) of the Transport Act 1968 (c. 73) (application of sections 89 to 92 of the Transport Act 1985 to Passenger Transport Executives), for the words “sections 89 to” there is substituted “ section ”.

• (3) The Transport Act 1985 (c. 67) is amended as follows—

• (a) in section 63(5)(b) (limitations on agreements for service subsidies), for the words “sections 89 to” there is substituted “ section ”;

• (b) in section 88(1) (limitations on agreements for service subsidies), for the words “sections 89 to” there is substituted “ section ”; and

• (c) sections 89 to 91(obligation on local authorities to invite tenders for subsidised transport services) are repealed.

Definitions

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In this Act—

• (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (c) “local authority” means—

• (i) in Part 1, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) and the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority;

• (ii) in Parts 2, 5 and 8 (other than sections 51 and 52 above) and section 25 above, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39);

• (iii) in Part 3 . . . , a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39)... ...;

• (iv) in Parts 4 (other than section 25 above) and 7, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39)..., a joint police board , a Transport Partnership created under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12) and the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority;

• (iva) in sections 51 and 52 above, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39)..., a joint police board and a Transport Partnership created under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12);

• (v) in each of those provisions of this Part which refer to provisions of other Parts, the same meaning as it has in those respective provisions of those other Parts;

• (d) the “1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65).

Short title and commencement

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• (1) This Act may be cited as the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003.

• (2) This Act (except this section, section 42(1) and (2) and section 50 above) comes into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes.

• (3) Such an order may include such transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of the provisions brought into force as the Scottish Ministers think fit.

Considerations bearing on performance of duty under section 1

Accounts Commission’s studies and recommendations to include aspects of securing best value

Special provision for local authority contracts for construction of buildings or works

Proper accounting practices

Application of this Part to other bodies

Community planning

Guidance

Guidance

Rate relief on former agricultural premises etc.

Enforcement: preliminary notice

Rate relief for food stores in rural settlements

Derating of automatic telling machine sites

Power to combine lands and heritages situated in more than one valuation area

Council tax: discount for unoccupied dwellings

Council tax: variation for unoccupied dwellings

Integrated waste management plans

Paid time off for councillors not to be political donation

Remote participation in and calling of local authority meetings

Travel concessions

Power to charge for vacant places on school buses etc.

Accounts Commission’s and auditor’s powers to obtain information from persons other than local authorities etc.

Parliamentary procedure for regulations about vehicles used as taxis and private hire cars

Auditor’s duty in relation to aspects of best value and community planning

Auditor’s duty in relation to aspects of best value and community planning

Extension of Controller of Audit’s reporting functions to best value and community planning: amendment of section 102 of 1973 Act

Definitions

Editorial notes

[^c21062341]: S. 1 modified (prosp.) by Local Government Act 2003 (c, 26), {ss. 101(5)}, 128(5)

[^c21062361]: S. 2 modified (prosp.) by Local Government Act 2003 (c, 26), {ss. 101(5)}, 128(5)

[^c21062741]: Words in s. 7(3) substituted (1.5.2005) by Building (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 8), ss. 58, 59, Sch. 6 para. 25 (with s. 53); S.S.I. 2004/404, art. 2(1)

[^c21061921]: S. 8 partly in force; s. 8 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 62(2); s. 8(1)(2)(a)(i)-(iv)(b)(c)(i)(iii)(iv)(d)(ii)(e)(3) fully in force and s. 8(2)(a)(v)(d)(i) in force for certain purposes at 1.4.2003 by S.S.I. 2003/134, art. 2(1), Sch.

[^c21065441]: S. 11 wholly in force at 1.6.2010; s. 11 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 62(2); s. 11 in force for certain purposes at 20.4.2010 and wholly in force at 1.6.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/119, arts. 2, 3 (with art. 4)

[^c21063531]: S. 11(2) repealed (2.8.2005) by Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5), ss. 89(2), 90, {sch. 4) (with s. 77)}; S.S.I. 2005/392, art. 2(k)

[^c21065321]: Pt. 3 modified (24.7.2006) by Waverley Railway (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 13), s. 39 (with ss. 50(2), 51)

[^c21062001]: S. 35 wholly in force at 30.1.2004; s. 35 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 62(2); s. 35(1) in force at 1.4.2003 by S.S.I. 2003/134, art. 2(1), Sch.; s. 35(2)-(4) in force at 30.1.2004 by S.S.I. 2004/28, art. 2(1)

[^c5220191]: S. 42 wholly in force at 1.4.2003; s. 42(1)(2) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 62(2) (s. 42(1) with retrospective effect, see s. 42(2)); s. 42(3) in force at 1.4.2003 by S.S.I. 2003/134, art. 2(1), Sch.

[^c21063691]: S. 47 wholly in force at 3.7.2006; s. 47 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 62(2); s. 47(2)-(6) in force at 20.3.2006 and s. 47(1)(7) in force at 3.7.2006 by S.S.I. 2006/89, art. 2

[^c21065351]: S. 50 repealed (1.8.2007) by Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 (asp 8), ss. 23, 24(2), sch.; S.S.I. 2007/31, art. 2(b), Sch. 2

[^c21062011]: S. 60 wholly in force at 1.4.2004; s. 60 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 62(2); s. 60(1)(a)(c)-(f)(h)-(j)(2)(3) in force at 1.4.2003 by S.S.I. 2003/134, art. 2(1), Sch. and s. 60(1)(g) in force at 1.5.2003 by art. 2(2) of that S.S.I.; s. 60(1)(b) in force at 1.4.2004 by S.S.I. 2004/28, art. 2(2)

[^c21063651]: Words in s. 61(c)(iii) repealed (10.10.2005) by Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12), ss. 4, 54(2), sch. 1 para. 16(5)(a); S.S.I. 2005/454, art. 2, Sch. 2

[^c21063631]: Words in s. 61(c)(iv) inserted (10.10.2005) by Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12), ss. 4, 54(2), sch. 1 para. 15(5); S.S.I. 2005/454, art. 2, Sch. 2

[^c21063671]: S. 61(c)(iva) inserted (10.10.2005) by Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12), ss. 4, 54(2), sch. 1 para. 16(5)(b); S.S.I. 2005/454, art. 2, Sch. 2

[^c21061881]: S. 62(2) power partly exercised; days appointed for specified provisions and purposes as follows: 1.4.2003 by {S.S.I. 2003/134}, art. 2; 1.4.2004 by {S.S.I. 2004/28}, art. 2; 20.3.2006 and 3.7.2006 by {S.S.I. 2006/89}, art. 2; 8.8.2009 by {S.S.I. 2009/275}, art. 2; 20.4.2010 and 1.6.2010 by {S.S.I. 2010/119}, arts. 2, 3

[^key-7d7577725a94f8f584c98c559f0ae9e1]: S. 33(1A) inserted (5.12.2012) by Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 11), ss. 2(3), 5(1)

[^key-1af34e58270f0438ba75a30f486bd04f]: S. 33(2A) inserted (5.12.2012) by Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 11), ss. 2(5), 5(1)

[^key-53d27438cce533dee3068c46b21cc891]: Word in the title of s. 33 substituted (5.12.2012) by Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 11), ss. 2(7), 5(1)

[^key-41065be608d0708baf5346c95adf68ad]: S. 33(1)(a) repealed (5.12.2012) by Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 11), ss. 2(2)(a), 5(1)

[^key-cb59c4d80375b3c983158a69ea4ec561]: Words in s. 33(1)(b) repealed (5.12.2012) by Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 11), ss. 2(2)(b)(i), 5(1)

[^key-4fc4b5fc043795366b9b3a1388935655]: Words in s. 33(1)(b) substituted (5.12.2012) by Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 11), ss. 2(2)(b)(ii), 5(1)

[^key-d693f29a092b50cbd28fbf873d7db2d9]: S. 33(2)(b)(i) repealed (5.12.2012) by Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 11), ss. 2(4)(a), 5(1)

[^key-7015f715b5896964e327936f29c2d3fd]: Words in s. 33(2)(b)(ii) substituted (5.12.2012) by Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 11), ss. 2(4)(b), 5(1)

[^key-e2eadc7ba361378e3cdadf9b51be59ea]: S. 33(4)(a)(b) substituted (5.12.2012) by Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 11), ss. 2(6), 5(1)

[^key-aa7e117e1ee3fbcc447d905fc9141e88]: S. 13 modified (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Supplementary, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/121), arts. 1(1), 7, Sch.

[^key-7dd43da425917c5be53bd56fa140ddc5]: S. 12 modified (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Supplementary, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/121), arts. 1(1), 7, Sch.

[^key-a3ad72d40212667ab75f7c6dd883829d]: Ss. 3-5 modified (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Supplementary, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/121), arts. 1(1), 7, Sch.

[^key-d6804feaeb7d2e437fff74cef46920c7]: Words in s. 22(9) repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 2; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

[^key-b1bd4b1dd6c0fe41c27511aaef7236c1]: S. 22(9)(c) repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 2; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

[^key-6316275de178c9be7371c5279f0ddc7d]: S. 25 repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 3; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

[^key-e4a97ff80bb7c94f2d0c7b9171fe207c]: Words in s. 46(1) repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

[^key-f8a8b64e2db7b702587d9020d89cac07]: Words in s. 46(3)(a) repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

[^key-bf03988d6d0b36b33b45539be68336c0]: Words in s. 46(3)(b) repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

[^key-9224f7c5bb7a5cf8846064672483ad4d]: Words in s. 61(c)(iii) repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

[^key-f9ba00c60f9f7d58a29580c4de23af88]: S. 61(b) repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

[^key-66a33f2a68448bad04bb2e54a90aa937]: Words in s. 61(c) repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 2; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

[^key-e1ef1ee4b10ff3bf6be24dcc300db74c]: S. 61(a) repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 2; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

[^key-de2c7fbcb864496d6acf099275d4d514]: Pt. 2 repealed (20.12.2016) by Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 6), s. 142(1), sch. 5; S.S.I. 2016/410, art. 2(b)

[^key-7cdf5955490cf2bf0390749952530f0e]: Words in s. 57(2)(a) substituted (20.12.2016) by Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 6), s. 142(1), sch. 4 para. 7; S.S.I. 2016/410, art. 2(a)

[^key-a7770fff990fb1ca281379767a3285d2]: S. 57(2)(b) repealed (20.12.2016) by Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 6), s. 142(1), sch. 5; S.S.I. 2016/410, art. 2(b)

[^key-088d3edd864598d00e90f120414e8169]: Words in s. 38(1) substituted (25.2.2020) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/176), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 85(2)(a) (with art. 9)

[^key-6c4de6a44eca303ec615ee0f9ef9973c]: Word in s. 38(1) substituted (25.2.2020) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/176), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 85(2)(b) (with art. 9)

Relaxation of restrictions on supply of goods and services etc. by local authorities

Special provision for local authority contracts for construction of buildings or works

Proper accounting practices

Community planning: further provision

Power to advance well-being

Enforcement: preliminary notice

Enforcement: preliminary notice

Rate relief on former agricultural premises etc.

Rate relief for food stores in rural settlements

Derating of automatic telling machine sites

Council tax: variation for unoccupied dwellings

Integrated waste management plans

Capital expenditure limits

Integrated waste management plans

Travel concessions

Power to charge for vacant places on school buses etc.

Travel concessions

Suspension of requirement to advertise principal teacher posts

Arrangements and agreements with bodies corporate

Extension of Controller of Audit’s reporting functions to best value and community planning: amendment of section 102 of 1973 Act

Power to modify enactments

Extension of Controller of Audit’s reporting functions to best value and community planning: amendment of section 102 of 1973 Act

Definitions

Power to advance well-being

Rate relief on former agricultural premises etc.

Derating of automatic telling machine sites

Power to combine lands and heritages situated in more than one valuation area

Power to combine lands and heritages situated in more than one valuation area

Imposition of capital expenditure limits

Parliamentary procedure for regulations about vehicles used as taxis and private hire cars

Suspension of requirement to advertise principal teacher posts

Ancillary provision

Short title and commencement

Capital expenditure limits

Accounts Commission’s and auditor’s powers to obtain information from persons other than local authorities etc.

Power to modify enactments

Definitions

Short title and commencement

Rate relief for food stores in rural settlements

Paid time off for councillors not to be political donation

Auditor’s duty in relation to aspects of best value and community planning

Definitions

Short title and commencement