§ Mr. FoxI beg to move amendment No. 87, in page 34, line 30, at end add—
'(2A) Rate support grants as defined in section 1 of the Local Government Act 1974 shall not be payable for the commencing year or for any subsequent year.'.The purpose of the amendment is to provide for the termination of the rate support grant system established by sections 1 to 5 of the Local Government Act 1974.The amendment is a technical one to tie up loose ends in much the same way as paragraph 1 of schedule 1 to the 1974 Act stopped all payments under the Local Government Act 1966. But this time it is simpler because there is no local government reorganisation to take into account.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Mr.FoxI beg to move amendment No. 89, in page 35, line 16, leave out 'section' and insert 'Part of this Act'.
This is a technical amendment. It makes clear that definition contained 300 in clause 42(8) applies to the whole of part VI, not just to this clause.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Mr. FoxI beg to move amendment No. 90, in page 35, line 25, leave out from '40' to end of line 27 and insert:
'and 41(1)(a) and 2 above;
- (b) section 56(3) below;
- (c) the provisions of the Local Government Act 1974 specified in Schedule 7 to this Act;
- (d) paragraph 30A of Schedule 25 to this Act; and
- (e) section 48(1B)(a) of the General Rate Act 1967 (standard amount for purposes of domestic rate relief)'.
§ The amendment adds Clause 41, subsections (1)(a) and (2), paragraph 30A of schedule 25, and section 48(1B)(a) of the General Rate Act 1967, to the list of enactments which may be repealed by statutory instrument at a later date. They all relate to the transitional period and will no longer be necessary on the commencement of block grant.
§ Clause 41, subsections (1)(a) and (2), relate to payments to specified bodies under section 2(7)(a) of the local Government Act 1974. Paragraph 30A of schedule 25 amends section 1(2) of the Local Government Act 1974, to take account of grant to be paid to rating authorities to compensate them for revenue lost by rating exemptions in enterprise zones.
§ Section 48(1B)(a) of the General Rate Act 1967 relates to domestic rate relief grant under paragraph 5 of schedule 2 to the Local Government Act 1974.
§ The relevant parts of the Local Government Act 1974 are to be repealed after the commencement of block grant and, suitably modified, are included in part VI of this Bill.
§ Amendment agreed to.