
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Police Grant (Scotland) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 31st March 1998.
(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–
 “the Act” means the Police (Scotland) Act 1967;
 “authority” means a police authority (not being a constituent authority) or a joint police board;
 “financial year 1997-98” means the period of 12 months commencing on 1st April 1997;
 “police grant” means the grant made under section 32(1) of the Act.
2 
The aggregate amount of police grant to be made for the financial year 1997-98 shall be £322,543,331.
3 
The amount of police grant to be made for the financial year 1997-98 to each authority specified in column 1 of the Table below shall be the amount determined in relation to that authority which is set out in column 2 of that Table opposite to the name of that authority–
Central Scotland Joint Police Board £14,641,591
Dumfries and Galloway Council £8,916,733
Fife Council £17,755,425
Grampian Joint Police Board £26,907,655
Lothian and Borders Joint Police Board £60,653,608
Northern Joint Police Board £15,842,603
Strathclyde Joint Police Board £153,730,756
Tayside Joint Police Board £24,094,960
Henry McLeish
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
6th March 1998We approve,
Jim Dowd
Graham Allen
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
11th March 1998