
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1988 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.
(2) In this Order—
 “the 1966 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966;
 “the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;
 “the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975;
 “the 1982 Act” means the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982;
 “the 1984 Act” means the Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984; and
 “the 1987 No. 3 Order” means the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 1987.
2 
The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1988-89 (which was fixed as £2,037,930,000 by article 2(1) of the 1987 No. 3 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,897,876,128.
3 
The amount of the needs element for the year 1988-89, which was prescribed as £1,730,230,000 by article 2(2) of the 1987 No. 3 Order, is hereby varied to £1,590,176,128.
4 
After deduction of the amounts of the needs element for the year 1988-89 apportioned to local authorities under article 3(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1987 No. 3 Order (grant totalling £3,200,000 for rate relief given to certain recreational clubs) there shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 to this Order the amount of the remaining part of the needs element for the year 1988-89 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.
5 
The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1987-88 (which was fixed as £1,688,110,661 by article 6 of the 1987 No. 3 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,777,322,740.
6 
The amount of the needs element for the year 1987-88, which was varied to £1,400,910,661 by article 7 of the 1987 No. 3 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,490,122,740.
7 
There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 3 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1987-88 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.
8 
The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1986-87 (which was fixed as £1,656,335,907 by article 11 of the 1987 No. 3 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,656,162,143.
9 
The amount of the needs element for the year 1986-87, which was varied to £1,380,835,907 by article 12 of the 1987 No. 3 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,380,662,143.
10 
There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 4 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1986-87 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.
11 
The estimated aggregate amount of the rate support grants for the year 1985-86 (which was fixed as £1,700,892,301 by article 15 of the 1987 No. 3 Order), as redetermined in accordance with the provisions of section 2(2) of the 1966 Act, is hereby fixed and prescribed as £1,704,059,747.
12 
The amount of the needs element for the year 1985-86, which was varied to £1,392,092,301 by article 16 of the 1987 No. 3 Order, is hereby further varied to £1,395,259,747.
13 
There shall be apportioned to each local authority set out in column 1 of the table in Schedule 5 to this Order the amount of the needs element for the year 1985-86 set out in column 2 of that table opposite to the name of that authority.
14 
The following provisions of the 1987 No. 3 Order are hereby revoked—
(a) article 3(2) and Schedule 3 (apportionment of remaining part of needs element for 1988-89);
(b) article 8 and Schedule 4 (apportionment of needs element for 1987-88);
(c) article 13 and Schedule 5 (apportionment of needs element for 1986-87); and
(d) article 17 and Schedule 6 (apportionment of needs element for 1985-86).
Malcolm Rifkind
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
10th May 1988We consent,
Michael Neubert
Tony Durant
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
11th May 1988
SCHEDULE 1


Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Relevant enactment conferring power Relevant amending enactment Relevant provision of this Order
Section 3 of the 1966 Act. Section 120(1)(a) of the 1973 Act. Articles 2, 5, 8 and 11.
 Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act.
 Paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the 1982 Act.
Section 4 and 45(2) of the 1966 Act. Section 3 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to, the 1982 Act. Articles 3, 6, 9, 12 and 14.
Paragraph 3, as read with paragraph 3A, of Part I of Schedule 1 to the 1966 Act. Paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act. Articles 4, 7, 10 and 13.
 Section 1(1) of the 1984 Act.
SCHEDULE 2


Column 1 Column 2
Authority Amount £
Regional Councils
Borders 34,805,055
Central 72,345,677
Dumfries and Galloway 46,132,414
Fife 96,120,948
Grampion 149,630,376
Highland 88,074,796
Lothian 136,136,978
Strathclyde 684,115,976
Tayside 115,447,580
District Councils
Berwickshire 222,388
Ettrick and Laudedale 398,339
Roxburgh 923,063
Tweedale 173,564
Clackmannan 408,887
Falkirk 1,815,514
Stirling 808,235
Annandale and Eskdale 425,457
Nithsdale 683,455
Stewartry 165,841
Wigtown 361,922
Dumfermline 1,544,632
Kirkcaldy 2,031,657
North East Fife 789,370
Aberdeen City 3,044,241
Bauff and Buchan 997,062
Gordon 839,249
Kincardine and Deeside 559,420
Moray 1,016,473
Badenoch and Strathspey 124,930
Caithness 497,510
Inverness 703,531
Lochaber 295,427
Nairn 128,779
Ross and Cromarty 1,069,908
Skye and Lochalsh 246,853
Sutherland 421,855
East Lothian 419,492
Edinburgh City 11,190,414
Midlothian 966,668
West Lothian 1,696,999
Argyll and Bute 2,725,542
Bearsden and Milngavie 581,547
Clydebank 3,197,999
Clydesdale 205,030
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 451,772
Cumnock and Doon Valley 685,623
Cunningham 2,125,879
Dumbarton 940,322
East Kilbride 973,615
Eastwood 664,063
Glasgow City 45,668,759
Hamilton 1,286,925
Inverclyde 2,551,436
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 624,372
Kyle and Carrick 1,347,953
Monklands 2,540,731
Motherwell 2,535,751
Renfrew 4,578,471
Strathkelvin 1,155,505
Angus 1,128,054
Dundee City 5,968,053
Perth and Kinross 1,463,638
Islands Councils
Orkney 10,172,399
Shetland 11,723,274
Western Isles 23,898,481
SCHEDULE 3
Article 7


Column 1 Column 2
Authority Amount £
Regional Councils
Borders 32,033,330
Central 65,603,522
Dumfries and Galloway 44,080,290
Fife 77,878,483
Grampion 136,791,042
Highland 79,620,206
Lothian 152,532,198
Strathclyde 652,088,592
Tayside 101,598,489
District Councils
Berwickshire 145,835
Ettrick and Laudedale 375,018
Roxburgh 876,561
Tweedale 164,888
Clackmannan 0
Falkirk 1,621,467
Stirling 0
Annandale and Eskdale 358,908
Nithsdale 648,743
Stewartry 225,894
Wigtown 324,694
Dumfermline 1,469,223
Kirkcaldy 1,926,516
North East Fife 740,010
Aberdeen City 1,864,770
Banff and Buchan 942,713
Gordon 795,970
Kincardine and Deeside 532,904
Moray 963,378
Badenoch and Strathspey 118,125
Caithness 462,375
Inverness 666,472
Lochaber 280,064
Nairn 115,071
Ross and Cromarty 981,622
Skye and Lochalsh 228,044
Sutherland 389,599
East Lothian 874,049
Edinburgh City 10,975,830
Midlothian 923,546
West Lothian 1,605,730
Argyll and Bute 2,570,349
Bearsden and Milngavie 550,180
Clydebank 3,041,044
Clydesdale 30,933
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 153,454
Cumnock and Doon Valley 592,291
Cunningham 1,148,367
Dumbarton 131,527
East Kilbride 895,369
Eastwood 632,522
Glasgow City 41,856,788
Hamilton 1,215,428
Inverclyde 2,280,604
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 413,858
Kyle and Carrick 556,549
Monklands 2,441,557
Motherwell 2,319,567
Renfrew 3,729,976
Strathkelvin 788,828
Angus 1,069,541
Dundee City 5,658,682
Perth and Kinross 1,375,344
Islands Councils
Orkney 9,243,635
Shetland 10,845,080
Western Isles 22,498,096
SCHEDULE 4
Article 10


Column 1 Column 2
Authority Amount £
Regional Councils
Borders 29,312,460
Central 68,898,821
Dumfries and Galloway 40,253,188
Fife 78,335,446
Grampion 126,134,289
Highland 75,919,444
Lothian 146,585,294
Strathclyde 590,642,214
Tayside 97,186,682
District Councils
Berwickshire 195,102
Ettrick and Laudedale 354,197
Roxburgh 868,256
Tweedale 154,899
Clackmannan 515,272
Falkirk 1,536,142
Stirling 0
Annandale and Eskdale 358,314
Nithsdale 617,009
Stewartry 247,486
Wigtown 323,058
Dumfermline 1,393,986
Kirkcaldy 1,914,137
North East Fife 704,828
Aberdeen City 2,733,534
Banff and Buchan 893,015
Gordon 737,830
Kincardine and Deeside 412,066
Moray 797,546
Badenoch and Strathspey 109,680
Caithness 453,505
Inverness 627,653
Lochaber 277,710
Nairn 108,435
Ross and Cromarty 996,806
Skye and Lochalsh 229,325
Sutherland 396,902
East Lothian 859,349
Edinburgh City 6,253,718
Midlothian 559,235
West Lothian 1,273,946
Argyll and Bute 2,577,882
Bearsden and Milngavie 545,056
Clydebank 2,708,905
Clydesdale 596,637
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 637,696
Cumnock and Doon Valley 856,160
Cunningham 1,681,619
Dumbarton 892,560
East Kilbride 891,977
Eastwood 596,329
Glasgow City 33,752,848
Hamilton 1,156,928
Inverclyde 2,373,476
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 985,256
Kyle and Carrick 1,205,906
Monklands 2,250,690
Motherwell 2,302,054
Renfrew 3,854,864
Strathkelvin 1,041,011
Angus 1,012,095
Dundee City 5,007,353
Perth and Kinross 1,289,729
Islands Councils
Orkney 7,592,059
Shetland 10,032,447
Western Isles 20,622,827
SCHEDULE 5
Article 13


Column 1 Column 2
Authority Amount £
Regional Councils
Borders 26,816,364
Central 59,616,924
Dumfries and Galloway 35,235,557
Fife 76,697,472
Grampion 121,198,256
Highland 70,514,161
Lothian 159,025,971
Strathclyde 627,021,099
Tayside 91,931,042
District Councils
Berwickshire 180,478
Ettrick and Laudedale 326,658
Roxburgh 965,631
Tweedale 141,209
Clackmannan 33,088
Falkirk 1,621,947
Stirling 847,880
Annandale and Eskdale 351,308
Nithsdale 514,800
Stewartry 115,790
Wigtown 297,607
Dumfermline 1,335,903
Kirkcaldy 2,064,639
North East Fife 688,098
Aberdeen City 3,509,641
Banff and Buchan 730,967
Gordon 610,569
Kincardine and Deeside 427,525
Moray 720,042
Badenoch and Strathspey 97,124
Caithness 486,685
Inverness 488,571
Lochaber 309,050
Nairn 98,630
Ross and Cromarty 1,263,378
Skye and Lochalsh 223,052
Sutherland 357,094
East Lothian 870,004
Edinburgh City 9,566,739
Midlothian 512,259
West Lothian 1,116,975
Argyll and Bute 2,575,310
Bearsden and Milngavie 607,354
Clydebank 2,095,956
Clydesdale 611,848
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 546,663
Cumnock and Doon Valley 682,700
Cunningham 1,185,275
Dumbarton 853,477
East Kilbride 889,691
Eastwood 575,477
Glasgow City 31,804,085
Hamilton 214,962
Inverclyde 1,976,362
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 758,549
Kyle and Carrick 1,183,733
Monklands 2,124,931
Motherwell 2,007,042
Renfrew 2,393,715
Strathkelvin 1,127,624
Angus 982,510
Dundee City 4,552,965
Perth and Kinross 1,252,076
Islands Councils
Orkney 7,459,314
Shetland 9,961,998
Western Isles 17,905,943