The Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (Ancillary Provision) Order 2003

Made: 25th November 2003

Coming into force: 26th November 2003

The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by section 58(1) of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 58(4) of that Act, been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament:

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government in Scotland Act (Ancillary Provision) Order 2003 and shall come into force on the day following that on which it is made.

• (2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Local Government Finance Act 1992

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• (1) The Local Government Finance Act 1992[^f00002] is amended in accordance with paragraph (2) below.

• (2) After section 93(5)[^f00003] insert–

(6) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (4) shall be made by the Scottish Ministers and subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Signed

ANDREW P KERR — A member of the Scottish Executive — 25th November 2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends section 93 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 by inserting a subsection (6). This new subsection ensures that the regulation making power contained in subsection (4) of that section can be exercised by the Scottish Ministers by way of statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2003 asp 1.

[^f00002]: 1992 c. 14.

[^f00003]: Section 93(4) was amended by, and section 93(5) was inserted by, the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003, section 41(2).