Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

111 Secretary of State may make regulations with respect to rates. S

(1) The Secretary of State may, after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appear to him to be concerned, make regulations—

[F1 (a) prescribing any matter which is required or authorised to be prescribed by any provision contained in sections [F2 109 to 110] of this Act or in this section;]

[F3 (b) making such provision with respect to any other matter as appears to him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of rendering the said sections [F2 109 to 110] . . . F4 of full effect;]

(c) making provision for any matter with respect to which he is empowered or obliged by this Act, or by any other enactment, to make provision in regulations under this section;

[F5 (d) providing for the payment of interest, at such rate as may be prescribed, by a regional council to a district council in a case where any amount due in respect of [F6 the non-domestic district rate] is not paid on or before such date as may be prescribed;]

(e) providing for the payment of interest, at such rate as may be prescribed, by a local authority to another local authority, to a committee, joint committee or joint board all the members of which, other than any ex officio members, are appointed by one or more local authorities, or to a water development board within the meaning of the M1 Water (Scotland) Act [F7 1980], in a case where any amount due in respect of a requisition made under any enactment is not paid on or before such date as may be prescribed.

(f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8

(2) A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 111(1)(a) repealed (prosp.) by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), ss. 141(4), 194(4), 195(2), Sch. 12 Pt. II

F2 Words substituted by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2, 103:2),s. 6, Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 30(a)

F3 S. 111(1)(b) repealed (prosp.) by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:2), ss. 141(4), 194(4), 195(2), Sch. 12 Pt. II

F4 Words which were inserted by Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43), Sch. 3 para. 20 are repealed by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.47, SIF 81:2, 103:2), ss. 6, 34, Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 30(b), Sch. 6

F5 S. 111(1)(d) repealed (prosp.) by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), ss. 141(4), 194(4), 195(2), Sch. 12 Pt. II

F6 Words substituted by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2, 103:2), s. 6, Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 30(c)

F7 Word substituted by Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 45), Sch. 10 Pt. II

F8 S. 111(1)(f) which was added by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 23), Sch. 23), Sch. 3 para. 27 is repealed by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2, 103:2), ss. 6, 34, Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 30(d), Sch. 6

Marginal Citations

M1 1980 c. 45.