1. This Order may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.
2. For the purposes of section 7B of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975, the Scottish Ministers prescribe a rate of 47.8 pence per pound as the non-domestic rate to be levied throughout Scotland in respect of financial year 2003–2004.
ANDREW P KERR
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
27th February 2003