SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Council tax: minor and consequential amendments

Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)

34I1

The Greater London Authority Act 1999 is amended as follows.

35I2

In section 87 (procedure for determining the budget requirement) for “budget” in each place (including the heading) substitute “ council tax ”.

36I3

1

Section 95 (minimum budget for Metropolitan Police Authority) is amended as follows.

2

In each of the following provisions for “budget” substitute “ council tax ”

a

subsection (1),

b

subsection (2),

c

subsection (5)(a), and

d

subsection (7)(b) (in both places).

3

In subsection (8) omit “P1 or” and “item P2 or”.

4

Omit subsections (9) to (11).

37I4

In section 97 (emergencies and disasters) in both of the following provisions for “budget” substitute “ council tax ”

a

subsection (1)(b), and

b

subsection (2)(b).

38I5

In section 99—

a

at the appropriate place insert BID levy” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2003; ”,

b

in each of the definitions of “component budget requirement” and “consolidated budget requirement” for “budget” substitute “ council tax ”, and

c

omit the definitions of “police grant” and “relevant special grant”.

39I6

In section 102(2) (distribution of grants between authority and functional bodies)—

a

omit paragraph (c), and

b

at the end of paragraph (g) (but not as part of that paragraph) insert “ and which are credited to a revenue account for the year in accordance with proper practices. ”

40I7

In Schedule 6 (procedure for determining the Authority's consolidated budget requirement) in each of the following provisions for “budget” in each place substitute “ council tax ”

a

the Schedule heading,

b

paragraph 1(2)(a) and (3)(a) and (b),

c

paragraph 5A(1), (2)(a), (3) to (5), (6)(b), (7) to (9) and (12) (but not in “the draft component budget for the body”),

d

paragraph 7(2) to (4), and

e

paragraph 8A(1), (2)(a), (3) to (5), (6)(b), (7), (8) and (10) (but not in “the final draft budget”).

41I8

In Schedule 7 (procedure for making of substitute calculations by the Authority) in each of following provisions for “ budget ” substitute “council tax”

a

paragraph 4A(1), (2)(a), (3), (5) to (9) and (11)(c) (but not in “the first draft component budget for the body”), and

b

paragraph 7A(1), (2)(a), (3), (5) to (9) and (11).