2004 No. 105
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Alteration of Housing Finance Arrangements) Order 2004
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 94(1), (2) and (3) and 109(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 20011 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Alteration of Housing Finance Arrangements) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.
Interpretation2
In this Order–
“the 1987 Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 19872;
“year” means a financial year within the meaning of section 96(5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 19733; and
“general fund” means the fund which a local authority requires to have by virtue of section 93 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
Date of Cessation of housing support grants and duty to keep housing revenue account3
1st April 2004 is the date on which–
a
sections 191 to 193 (housing support grants); and
b
section 203(1) (duty to keep housing revenue account) of the 1987 Act,
cease to apply in relation to the following local authorities:–
i
Dumfries and Galloway Council;
ii
Scottish Borders Council; and
iii
City of Glasgow Council.
Accounting arrangements for income and expenditure accounted for in the housing revenue account and land held on that account
4
The income and expenditure of any local authority mentioned in article 3 above which would, prior to 1st April 2004, have been income and expenditure accounted for in the housing revenue account shall, subject to article 5, on and after that date be paid into, or as the case may be out of, the general fund of that local authority.
5
Each local authority mentioned in article 3 shall, in addition, keep a separate accounting record of all buildings and land which would immediately before 1st April 2004, have been held in the housing revenue account of that local authority and any such record shall, in particular, record income received by that local authority for a disposal of any such building or land.
(This note is not part of the Order)