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Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 470 (S.31)

The Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1995

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1995 No. 470 (S.31)

HOUSING, SCOTLAND

The Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1995

Made23rd February 1995
Coming into force1st April 1995

    The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 191 and 192 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appear to him to be concerned and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been approved by the House of Commons:
    Citation, commencement and interpretation
        1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995.

        (2)  In this Order—
       (a) "the number of houses of the authority" means the estimate of the number of houses to which the housing revenue account of the authority at 30th September 1995 relates; and
       (b) any reference to any type of expenditure, charge or income which is estimated is a reference to such an estimate made by the Secretary of State.

    Aggregate amount of grants for 1995-96
        2.    The aggregate amount of the housing support grants for the year 1995-96 shall be £22,300,701.
    Apportionment of grants for 1995-96
        3.—(1)  The aggregate amount of the housing support grants for the year 1995-96 shall be divided into 2 portions, the "general portion" and the "hostel portion".

        (2)  The general portion shall amount to £19,657,652 and shall be apportioned among the local authorities listed in Schedule 1 to this Order according to their respective estimated net expenditures for the year 1995-96 assessed in the manner provided for in Schedule 2 to this Order.

        (3)  The hostel portion shall amount to £2,643,049 and shall be apportioned among the local authorities listed in Schedule 3 to this Order according to their respective estimated net expenditures for the year 1995-96 on those buildings specified in paragraph 1(1)(e) of Schedule 15 to the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (which provides for lodging houses and hostels as buildings for the purposes of a local authority's housing revenue account).



James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh

20th February 1995
We consent,

A J B Mitchell

T J R Wood

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

23rd February 1995




Notes:

[1] 1987 c. 26; sections 191(10) and 192(6) have been amended by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43), Schedule 8, paragraphs 4 and 5 respectively.

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