1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.
(2) In this Order–
(a)“the number of houses of the authority” means the estimate of the number of houses to which the housing revenue account of the authority, at 30th September 2004, relates; and
(b)any reference to any type of expenditure, charge or income which is estimated is a reference to such an estimate made by the Scottish Ministers.
2. The aggregate amount of the housing support grants for the year 2004 2005 shall be £5,312,125.
3. The aggregate amount of the housing support grants for the year 2004–2005 shall be apportioned among the local authorities listed in Schedule 1 to this Order according to their respective estimated net expenditures for the year 2004–2005 assessed in the manner provided for in Schedule 2 to this Order.
MARGARET CURRAN
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
31st March 2004