(1)A local authority [F1within the meaning of [F2section 227(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997]] may enter into an agreement with the Secretary of State or another local authority for the placing at his or their disposal, for the purposes of any function of a party to the agreement under any enactment (including an enactment in any local Act) or any instrument whether passed or made before or after the passing of this Act, on such terms as may be provided by the agreement, of the services of persons employed by the local authority and of any premises, equipment and other facilities under their control.
[F3(1A)A local authority within the meaning of section 33 of the M1Vehicle and Driving Licences Act 1969 may enter into an agreement with the Minister of Transport for the placing at his disposal, for the purpose of any of the relevant functions within the meaning of the said Act of 1969, on such terms as may be provided by the agreement, of the services of persons employed by the local authority and of any premises, equipment and other facilities under their control.]
(2)For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that for superannuation purposes, in the absence of agreement to the contrary, service rendered by a person whose services are placed by a local authority at the disposal of the Secretary of State [F1or the Minister of Transport] or another local authority in pursuance of this section is service rendered to the first-mentioned local authority.
(3)In this section . . . F4“premises” includes land and buildings.
Textual Amendments
F1Words inserted by Vehicle and Driving Licences Act 1969 (c. 27), Sch. 1 para. 10(a)(c)
F2Words in s. 35(1) substituted (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 4, 6(2), Sch. 2 para. 11(1)
F3S. 35(1A) added by Vehicle and Driving Licences Act 1969 (c. 27), Sch. 1 para. 10(b)
F4Words repealed, by Vehicle and Driving Licences Act 1969 (c. 27), Sch. 1 para. 10(d), Sch. 3
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 35 applied (temp. from 6.4.1995 until 31.3.1996) by S.I. 1995/789, art. 2, Sch. para. 1
S. 35 extended (8.9.2000) by 2000 asp 10, s. 36, Sch. 5 para. 1 (with s. 32); S.S.I. 2000/312, art. 2
C2S. 35(1)(2) applied with modification by Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58), s. 24(5)
C3Functions of Minister of Transport now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1970/1681
C4S. 35(3) applied by Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58), s. 24(5)
Marginal Citations
Textual Amendments
F5Ss. 11(3), 36, 37, 39, Sch. 5 paras. 1, 4 repealed by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 29
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F6S. 38 repealed (1.9.2009 at 5.00 a.m.) by The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/248), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 (with art. 3)
Textual Amendments
F7Ss. 11(3), 36, 37, 39, Sch. 5 paras. 1, 4 repealed by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 29
For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that the definition of “public utility undertaking” in section 379(1) of the M2Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 does not include an aerodrome undertaking or any business ancillary thereto.
Marginal Citations
A local authority within the meaning of [F8the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997] may make to any person such payments as the authority consider appropriate for the purpose of offsetting, either wholly or in part, payments by way of the selective employment tax made by that person in respect of persons employed for the purposes of any contract entered into by the authority before 4th May 1966.
Textual Amendments
F8Words in s. 41 substituted (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 4, 6(2), Sch. 2 para. 11(2)
(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9
(2)The enactments mentioned in the first column of Part II of Schedule 4 to this Act (which specify fees or maximum fees for licences, certificates or permits to which those enactments relate or for registration under those enactments) may be amended, by an order made by the Minister or department specified in relation to the enactment in question in the second column of the said Part II, so as to vary any sum specified by that enactment or so as to provide that any sum payable under that enactment shall cease to be so payable; and an order under this subsection may be limited to such cases as may be specified by the order and may make different provision for different cases specified by the order.
(3)Any statutory instrument containing an order under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Textual Amendments
F9Ss. 42(1), 48(2), Sch. 4 Pt. I, Sch. 6 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5S. 42: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1750, arts. 1, 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7)
Textual Amendments
F10S. 43 repealed by Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9, SIF, 81:1), s. 41, Sch. 7 Pt. IV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F11S. 44 repealed (29.6.2011) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), s. 43(1), Sch. Pt. 2 (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/279, art. 2(1)(l)(ii) (as amended by S.S.I. 2011/287, art. 2)
(1)Any power conferred on the Secretary of State by this Act to make an order or regulations shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
(2)Any power conferred by this Act to make an order includes the power to vary or revoke the order by a subsequent order made in the like manner and subject to the like conditions.
(1)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act of 1963” means the M3Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963;
F12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“housing revenue account” has the same meaning as in section [F13203 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987];
“joint board” includes a combination or joint committee of local authorities;
“land” includes land covered by water and any interest in or right over land;
“local authority” means a [F14council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994];
F15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F16 “ product of a rate of [F17one new penny] in the pound ” and “ standard penny rate product ” have the meanings assigned to them by section 9 of the Act of 1963; ]
F18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F19 “ rating authority ” has the meaning assigned to it by section 30 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; ]
[F20 “ road ”has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984; ]
“Valuation Acts” means the M4Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act 1854, . . . F21 the Acts amending that Act [F22and any other enactment relating to valuation];
F23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“water undertaking” means an undertaking for the supply of water carried on by [F24Scottish Water];
“year” has the meaning assigned to it by section 26(2) of the Act of 1963; and
“year of revaluation” has the meaning assigned to it by section [F2537 of the M5Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975].
(2)References in this Act to any enactment are references to that enactment as amended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act.
Textual Amendments
F12Definitions repealed by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), s. 156(3), Sch. 11
F13Words (which were substituted by Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 46), Sch. 9 para. 13) substituted by virtue of Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(2), Sch. 23 para. 11
F14Words substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), s. 122, Sch. 9 para. 68
F15Definition of “local water authority” repealed by Water (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 78), Sch. 6 Pt. II
F16Definitions repealed (1.4.1994) by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2), s. 34, Sch. 6
F17S. 46(1): words in definition of “local authority” substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 67(4)(a); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
F18S. 46(1): definition of “rate” repealed (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(2), Sch. 14; S.I. 1994/3150, art. 4(d), Sch. 2
F19S. 46(1): definition of “rating authority” substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 67(4)(b); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
F20Definition substituted by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), s. 156(1), Sch. 9 para. 58
F21Word repealed by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2, 103:2), s. 6, Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 23(b)(i)
F22Words inserted by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2, 103:2), s. 6, Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 23(b)(ii)
F23Definition of “Valuation roll” repealed by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30), Sch. 7
F24Words in s. 46(1) in definition of "water undertaking" substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71(2), Sch. 7 para. 4 (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2 (subject to art. 3)
F25Words substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30), Sch. 6 Pt. II para. 36
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C6S. 46(1) applied by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30), s. 6(1), Sch. 1 para. 1
Marginal Citations
There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament—
(a)any sums required for the payment of grants under this Act or of other expenses of the Secretary of State under this Act; and
(b)any increase attributable to the provisions of this Act in the sums payable out of such moneys under any other Act.
(1)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified, being amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act.
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F26
Textual Amendments
F26Ss. 42(1), 48(2), Sch. 4 Pt. I, Sch. 6 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C7The text of ss. 13 para. (b), 21, 48(1), Sch. 5 paras. 2, 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991
(1)This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966.
(2)This Act shall extend to Scotland only.