1997 No. 232
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALESFINANCE
The Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) Regulations 1997
Made 5th February 1997
Laid before Parliament 5th February 1997
Coming into force 6th February 1997

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 32(9), 33(4), 43(7), 44(4) and 113 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations—
1992 c. 14; section 32(9) was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19).

1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 6th February 1997.
2 In these Regulations “the 1992 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
3 These Regulations have effect in relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 1997.

2 Police grant and relevant special grant
For subsection (12) of section 32 of the 1992 Act there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“12 In this section and section 33 below—
“police grant” means so much of the grant payable in accordance with paragraph 3.1 of the relevant police grant report as excludes the amounts shown in columns (c) and (d) of the Table set out below that paragraph;
“relevant special grant” means any of the following grants, that is to say—
(i) the special grant payable in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 6 of the special grant report for England (Special Grant Report (No. 23)) approved by a resolution of the House of Commons pursuant to section 88B of the 1988 Act on 3rd February 1997;
1988 c. 41; section 88B was substituted by paragraph 18 of Schedule 10 to the 1992 Act.
(ii) the special grant payable in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 7 of that special grant report; and
(iii) the special grant payable in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 5 of the special grant report for Wales (Special Grant Report (Wales) 1997) approved by a resolution of the House of Commons pursuant to section 88B of the 1988 Act on 4th February 1997;
and in this subsection “the relevant police grant report” means the police grant report (The Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 1997/98) approved by a resolution of the House of Commons pursuant to section 46 of the Police Act 1996 on 29th January 1997.
1996 c. 16.”

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Subsection (12) was substituted by the Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) Regulations 1996 (S.I.1996/175).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
David Curry Minister of State, Department of the Environment 5th February 1997
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Gwilym Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office 5th February 1997

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Sections 32 and 43 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”) set out respectively how a billing authority and a major precepting authority are to calculate their budget requirements for a financial year and sections 33 and 44 of the 1992 Act set out respectively how a billing authority and a major precepting authority are to calculate the basic amount of their council tax.
Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the definitions in section 32 of the 1992 Act of “police grant” and “relevant special grant” for the financial year beginning on 1st April 1997. The amended definitions apply to that section, and also to sections 33, 43 and 44 of the 1992 Act.
Copies of the Reports referred to in these Regulations may be obtained from The Stationery Office as follows:
Special Grant Report (No. 23) approved on 3rd February 1997
ISBN 0 10 267497 3, price £3.95;
Special Grant Report (Wales) 1997 approved on 4th February 1997
ISBN 0 10 266690 0, price £1.85;
The Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 1997/98 approved on 29th January 1997 ISBN 0 10 267997 5, price £5.20.