The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland (Expenses) Regulations 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/187
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland (Expenses) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 21st February 1988.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

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

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

“ the Commission ” means the Commission for Local Authority Accounts in Scotland established under section 97(1) of the 1973 Act;

“the designated body for Scotland” means the Commission, which is designated by the Secretary of State under section 22(1) of the 1975 Act as the designated body for Scotland;

“financial year” means a period of 12 months ending with 31st March;

“product of a rate of one penny in the pound” and “standard penny rate product” have the meanings assigned to them by section 9 of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963 .

Section 3 Expenses

All expenses incurred by the designated body for Scotland in connection with the discharge of its functions under Part II of the 1975 Act shall, in relation to the financial year 1988-89, be defrayed by regional and islands councils in proportion to their respective products of a rate of one penny in the pound or standard penny rate products, whichever in each case is the higher, for that year, which products shall be as first estimated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 12 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966 .

Section 4 Expenses

Each regional and islands council shall pay to the designated body for Scotland—

(a) such instalments in respect of the amount due by the council for the financial year 1988-89 under regulation 3 of these Regulations, and

(b) at such intervals in that financial year, as may be agreed between the council and the designated body for Scotland or, in the case of disagreement, as may be determined by the Secretary of State.

Section 5 Revocations

The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland (Expenses) Regulations 1975 are revoked in respect of the financial year 1988-89 and subsequent financial years.

Section 6 Revocations

The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland (Expenses) Amendment Regulations 1988 are hereby revoked.