Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963

Part III S

Miscellaneous and General S

23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 S

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 23 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975 (c. 10), Sch. Pt. XIV

24 Regulations, rules and orders. S

(1) Any power conferred by this Act to make regulations, rules or orders shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

(2) Any power conferred by this Act to make an order includes the power to vary or revoke the order by subsequent orders made in the like manner and subject to the like conditions.

25 Expenses. S

There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of moneys so provided—

(a) by way of Exchequer Equalisation or Transitional Grant under the enactments relating to local government in Scotland; and

(b) under the M1 Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Act 1944 or the M2 Housing (Scotland) Act 1962.

Marginal Citations

M1 1944 c. 26.

M2 1962 c. 28.

26 Interpretation. S

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

(2) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say—

• “the Act of 1947” means the M3 Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947;

• “the Act of 1948” means the M4 Local Government Act 1948;

• “the Act of 1954” means the M5 Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1954;

• “the Act of 1956” means the M6 Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956;

• “the Act of 1958” means the M7 Local Government and Miscellaneous Financial Provisions (Scotland) Act 1958;

• “local authority” means a [F3 regional, islands or district council];

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

• “rateable valuation” in relation to any area has the same meaning as in the Act of 1956;

• “valuation” includes value;

• [F5 “year” means the financial year of a local authority; and “year” followed by a reference to two calendar years means the financial year beginning in the first of those calendar years;]

• “year of revaluation” has the same meaning as in section [F6 37 of the M8 Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975.]

(3) Any reference in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by any other enactment including this Act.

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 26(1) repealed by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2), s. 34, Sch. 6

F3 Words substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), s. 122, Sch. 9 para. 58

F4 Definition repealed by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2), s. 34, Sch. 6

F5 Definition substituted (retrospectively) by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 23, SIF 81:2), s. 40, Sch. 3 para. 6(1)(2)

F6 Words substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30), Sch. 6 Pt. II para. 27

Marginal Citations

M3 1947 c. 43.

M4 1948 c. 26.

M5 1954 c. 13.

M6 1956 c. 60.

M7 1958 c. 64.

M8 1975 c. 30.

27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7 S

Textual Amendments

F7 S. 27 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI

28 Short title and extent. S

(1) This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963.

(2) This Act shall extend to Scotland only.