76Grants to certain authorities in Scotland in respect of functions relating to imported food
(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of State may pay to the authorities to whom this section applies grants of such amounts, payable at such times, and subject to such conditions, as he may with the consent of the Treasury determine in respect of expenditure on revenue account incurred by those authorities on and after the relevant date in the exercise in relation to imported food of functions conferred or imposed on them by or under the [1956 c. 30.] Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956.
(2)The authorities to whom this section applies are county councils, the town councils of large burghs (within the meaning of the [1947 c. 43.] Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947), port local authorities and joint port local authorities constituted under section 172 of the [1897 c. 38.] Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897 and combinations of such authorities.
(3)The amount of the grant payable under this section in respect of any expenditure shall not exceed one half of that expenditure.
(4)In this section " relevant date " in relation to any authority means the day in the calendar year 1968 on which that authority's financial year begins.
(5)This section applies to Scotland only.