43(1)In Schedule 8 (non-domestic rating: pooling) Part III (distribution) shall be amended as follows.
(2)The following sub-paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph 9(6)—
“(6)As regards a particular financial year the relevant population of a charging authority is the relevant population, calculated under paragraph 4 of Schedule 12A below, of the area of the authority for the year.”
(3)Paragraph 9(7) shall be omitted.
(4)In paragraph 11(1) for the words from “As soon as” to “calculate how much of it” there shall be substituted “ If the revenue support grant report for a chargeable financial year is approved by resolution of the House of Commons, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the report is approved the Secretary of State shall calculate how much of the distributable amount for the year ”.
(5)Paragraph 11(3) shall be omitted.
(6)In paragraph 12(1) for the words from “If the revenue” to “is approved” (in the second place where those words occur) there shall be substituted “ As soon as is reasonably practicable after the county and district shares for a chargeable financial year have been calculated under paragraph 11 above ”.
(7)The following sub-paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph 12(5)—
“(5)As regards a particular financial year the relevant population of a council is the relevant population, calculated under paragraph 4 of Schedule12A below, of the area of the council for the year.”
(8)Paragraph 12(6) shall be omitted.