Part 3Grants etc
Chapter 2Other grants etc
F834Best value grant: parishes
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F1335Best value grant: communities
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I6I936Grants in connection with designation for service excellence
1
The appropriate person may pay any of the following to a best value authority F3which, in relation to any of its functions, is subject to the duty in section 3(1) of the Local Government Act 1999 (best value duty)F11or to a relevant Welsh authority—
a
a grant towards expenditure incurred by the authority in applying for the award of a designation based on excellence in the provision of services, and
b
where the authority is awarded such a designation—
i
a grant as a reward for being awarded such a designation, and
ii
a grant towards expenditure incurred or to be incurred by the authority in disseminating information about best practices.
2
The amount of a grant under this section and the manner of its payment are to be such as the appropriate person may determine.
3
A grant under this section may be paid on such conditions as the appropriate person may determine as to the circumstances in which the whole or any part of the grant must be repaid.
F144
In subsection (1) “relevant Welsh authority” means—
a
a county council or county borough council in Wales;
b
a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;
c
a fire and rescue authority in Wales, constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies.
36AF17 Grants by Ministers of the Crown in respect of best value authorities etc
1
A Minister of the Crown may pay a grant to a person for use in, or in connection with, promoting or facilitating the economic, efficient and effective exercise of functions by a best value authority or best value authorities F7or a relevant Welsh authority or relevant Welsh authorities.
2
The power to make a grant under this section is exercisable only with the consent of—
a
the Treasury, and
b
in the case of a grant in respect of the exercise of functions by a F15relevant Welsh authority, the Welsh Ministers.
3
The power to pay a grant under this section does not include power to pay a grant to a best value authority F9or a relevant Welsh authority.
4
The amount of a grant under this section, and the method of payment, are to be such as the Minister of the Crown may determine.
5
A grant under this section may be paid on such conditions as the Minister of the Crown may determine.
6
Conditions under subsection (5) may, in particular, include—
a
provision as to the use of the grant;
b
provision as to circumstances in which the whole or part of the grant must be repaid.
7
For the purposes of this section—
“ best value authority ” includes the Greater London Authority, whether exercising its functions through the Mayor or otherwise;
“ Minister of the Crown ” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;
F18“relevant Welsh authority” means—
- a
a county council or county borough council in Wales;
- b
a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;
- c
a fire and rescue authority in Wales, constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies.
- a
36BGrants by Welsh Ministers in respect of Welsh F20principal councils
1
The Welsh Ministers may pay a grant to a person for use in, or in connection with, promoting or facilitating F1compliance by a Welsh principal council or Welsh principal councils with the performance requirements set out in section 89 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 or the requirements of, or any requirements imposed under, Chapter 1 of Part 6 of that Act.
2
The power to pay a grant under this section does not include power to pay a grant to a best value authority F21or Welsh principal council.
3
The amount of a grant under this section, and the method of payment, are to be such as the Welsh Ministers may determine.
4
A grant under this section may be paid on such conditions as the Welsh Ministers may determine.
5
Conditions under subsection (4) may, in particular, include—
a
provision as to the use of the grant;
b
provision as to circumstances in which the whole or part of the grant must be repaid.
6
For the purposes of this section—
“best value authority” includes the Greater London Authority, whether exercising its functions through the Mayor or otherwise;
F2“Welsh principal council” means a county council or county borough council in Wales.
I3I837Emergency financial assistance to combined fire authorities
In section 155 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) (emergency financial assistance to local authorities), in subsection (4) (authorities that are local authorities for the purposes of that section), after paragraph (g) there is inserted
; or
h
a fire authority in England and Wales constituted by a combination scheme under the Fire Services Act 1947.
I2I738F4Local loans
1
The Secretary of State may, if he thinks it appropriate, make payments to the F16Treasury, in respect of local loans made under section 3 of the National Loans Act 1968, so as to reduce or extinguish such debt (whether then due or not) of a local authority in England to F10the Treasury as he thinks fit.
2
The National Assembly for Wales may, if it thinks it appropriate, make payments to the F16Treasury, in respect of local loans made under section 3 of the National Loans Act 1968, so as to reduce or extinguish such debt (whether then due or not) of a local authority in Wales to F10the Treasury as the Assembly thinks fit.
3
The amount—
a
required to extinguish a debt, or
b
by which a payment reduces a debt,
shall be such as may be determined by F6the Treasury.
4
F12The Treasury may refuse to accept a payment which the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales proposes to make to them under this section.
5
In this section “local authority” means—
a
in relation to England—
i
a district council,
ii
a county council that is the council for a county in which there are no district councils,
iii
a London borough council,
iv
the Common Council of the City of London, or
v
the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and
b
in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council.
I1I539Payments towards local authority indebtedness
1
The Secretary of State may, if he thinks it appropriate, make payments to a local authority in England for application by the authority in reducing or extinguishing such debt (whether then due or not) of the authority as he thinks fit.
2
The National Assembly for Wales may, if it thinks it appropriate, make payments to a local authority in Wales for application by the authority in reducing or extinguishing such debt (whether then due or not) of the authority as the Assembly thinks fit.
3
The person making payments to a local authority under this section may specify how the payments are to be applied by the authority and may in particular specify—
a
the debt or debts to be extinguished, or
b
the debt or debts to be reduced.
4
A payment under this section may be made subject to conditions imposed by the person making the payment.
5
The conditions that may be imposed under subsection (4) include (in particular) conditions relating to the repayment in specified circumstances of all or part of the payment.
6
Payments made to a local authority under this section may not be applied in reducing or extinguishing any debt of the authority to the F19Treasury, in respect of local loans made under section 3 of the National Loans Act 1968.
7
In this section “local authority” means—
a
in relation to England—
i
a district council,
ii
a county council that is the council for a county in which there are no district councils,
iii
a London borough council,
iv
the Common Council of the City of London, or
v
the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and
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in relation to Wales—
i
a county council,
ii
a county borough council, or
iii
a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
I440Local government finance reports: Wales
1
Schedule 2 (which makes provision for enabling the National Assembly for Wales to make two local government finance reports for a year, one dealing with police authorities and one dealing with other authorities and bodies) has effect.
2
This section applies in relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 2004 and subsequent financial years.