2. The amount which is the total of—
(a)the amounts paid or payable to the authority in respect of non-domestic rates for the relevant year; and
(b)the amounts paid or payable to the authority by way of a contribution in aid for the relevant year made in respect of lands and heritages which, but for any rule of law relating to Crown exemption, would be liable to non-domestic rates (including amounts paid or payable under section 20 of the 1956 Act);
without taking into account—
(i)any apportionment carried out by the assessor under section 243A(1)
of the 1947 Act(1);
(ii)any relief granted by the authority under section 244 of that Act; or
(iii)any reduction or remission granted by the authority under section 4(5) of the 1962 Act(2).
Section 243A was inserted by the Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 31), section 6.
Section 4(5) was amended by the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43), section 5(1)(b).