The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2018

Made: 8th March 2018

Coming into force: 9th March 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1 and 9(4) of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of that schedule, they have consulted with such associations of local authorities as appear to them to be appropriate.

In accordance with paragraph 2(3) of that schedule , a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2018 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Revenue support grant for 2018-2019

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Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2018-2019

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• (1) The distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income arrived at under paragraph 9 of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 in respect of the financial year 2018-2019 is £2,636,000,000.

• (2) The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2018-2019 are specified in column 1 of schedule 1.

• (3) The amount of non‑domestic rate income distributed to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 1 in respect of the financial year 2018-2019 is that part of the distributable amount for that year determined in relation to that local authority set out in column 3 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Revenue support grant for 2017-2018

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• (1) The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2017-2018 are specified in column 1 of schedule 2.

• (2) The amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 2 in respect of the financial year 2017-2018 is the amount redetermined in relation to that local authority set out in column 2 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Revocations

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Article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2017 (which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2017-2018) are revoked.

SCHEDULE 1 — REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2018-2019

SCHEDULE 2 — REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2017-2018

Signed

DEREK MACKAY — A member of the Scottish Government — 2018-03-08

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c.14. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act.

[^f00002]: Paragraph 2(3) has been modified by paragraph 6 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2017/87.

Editorial notes

[^c22969511]: 1992 c.14. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act.

[^c22969521]: Paragraph 2(3) has been modified by paragraph 6 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).

[^c22969531]: S.S.I. 2017/87.

[^key-57c97eb6282b6b6545e1a7d8ed711e5a]: Art. 2 revoked (13.3.2019) by The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/90), arts. 1, 5

[^key-9e8e73f7ed15d40e343db15d431fb9ef]: Sch. 1 column 2 revoked (13.3.2019) by The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/90), arts. 1, 5