The Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Commencement No.8 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993

Made8th March 1993

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 113(2) and 119(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Commencement No.8 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993.

2

In this Order, “the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

Commencement of provisions2

The following provisions of the Act shall, so far as not then in force, come into force on 1st April 1993—

a

sections 99(2) and 111;

b

in Schedule 11, paragraphs 29(a), 30, 32 to 36 and 38(b) and (e);

c

in Schedule 13, paragraphs 2, 9, 35, 37(2), 38, 40, 44(a), (b) and (d), 53 to 56 and 93; and

d

in Schedule 14, the repeals listed in the Schedule to this Order.

Transitional provisions

3

The repeal by this Order of section 28B of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965(2) shall not affect the operation of that section, or of regulations made under it, in relation to any death occurring before 1st April 1993.

4

The repeal by this Order of subsection (2A) of section 18 of the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987(3) shall not affect the operation of that subsection in relation to any death occurring before 1st April 1993.

5

Nothing in this Order shall affect the operation of—

a

sections 110 and 118(1)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(4); and

b

Schedule 5 to the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987;

in relation to any financial year beginning before 1st April 1993.

Allan StewartParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh8th March 1993

SCHEDULEREPEALS IN SCHEDULE 14 TO THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 1ST APRIL 1993

Article 2

Chapter	Short Title	Extent of repeal
1965 c. 49.	Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965.	Section 28B.
1966 c. 51.	Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966.	In Part I of Schedule 1, paragraph 2A.
1973 c. 65.	Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.	Section 110. In section 118(1)(b), the words from “district council” to “to any”.
1975 c. 30.	Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975.	In Schedule 3, in paragraph 31, the definitions of “community charges” and “community water charges”.
1980 c. 45.	Water (Scotland) Act 1980.	Section 41(2) and (2A). In section 54(3)(b), the words “in respect of the premises supplied”. In section 109(1), the definition of “community water charges”.
1987 c. 18.	Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987.	In section 106, the definition of “levying authority”.
1987 c. 47.	Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987.	Sections 1 to 7, 14, 18(2A), 20(10) and 25(1) and (3). In section 26(1), the definitions of “apportionment note”, “domestic rates”, “net annual value”, “public sewage treatment works”, “public sewer”, “rateable value”, “sewage”, “the Valuation Acts”, “the 1947 Act”, “the 1956 Act”, “the 1966 Act”, “the 1968 Act”, “the 1973 Act” and “the 1975 Act”. Sections 26(2), 27 and 33. Schedule 1. In Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 to 4, 5(1) and 7. In Schedule 5, paragraphs 1, 6, 12, 13, 16, 19A, 20, 22 to 24 and 26 to 49.
1988 c. 41.	Local Government Finance Act 1988.	In Schedule 12, paragraphs 8, 15, 17, 23 and 27.
1989 c. 42.	Local Government and Housing Act 1989.	Sections 140 and 141. In Schedule 6, paragraphs 20 and 21.
1990 c. 43.	Environmental Protection Act 1990.	In Schedule 15, paragraph 1.
1991 c. 2.	Caravans (Standard Community Charge and Rating) Act 1991.	Section 2.

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the commencement on 1st April 1993 of certain provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 relating to Scotland. The provisions in question are listed in article 2 of the Order. Articles 3 to 5 contain transitional provisions in connection with the repeals of certain enactments being brought into force by this Order.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:—

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 110(1) and (4)	1st October 1992	1992/2183
In Schedule 10—
paragraph 2	7th March 1992	1992/473
paragraph 4 (partially)
paragraph 3	1st April 1992	1992/473
paragraph 4
paragraph 1	18th June 1992	1992/1460
In Schedule 11—
paragraph 31(b)	1st October 1992	1992/2183
paragraph 37 paragraph 38(a) and (c)
In Schedule 13—
paragraph 10	1st April 1992	1992/818
paragraph 11
paragraph 41
paragraph 89
paragraphs 95 to 98	1st August 1992	1992/1755
paragraph 36	1st October 1992	1992/2183
paragraph 38 (partially)
paragraph 43
paragraph 49
paragraph 75
paragraphs 6 to 8	2 November 1992	1992/2454
paragraphs 12 to 14
paragraph 26
paragraph 29
paragraph 30
paragraph 48
paragraphs 50 to 52
paragraph 90
paragraph 91
paragraph 32	1st February 1993	1993/194
paragraphs 3 to 5	1st April 1993	1992/2454
paragraph 34
paragraph 57
paragraph 58
paragraph 1	1st April 1993	1993/194
paragraph 27
paragraph 28
paragraph 94
Schedule 14 (partially)	1st April 1992	1992/818
	1st August 1992	1992/1755
	1st October 1992	1992/2183
	1st April 1993	1992/2454
	1st April 1993	1993/194