1

A major precepting authority which has made calculations in relation to a financial year in accordance with—

a

sections 43 to 48 above (originally or by way of substitute),

b

sections 85 to 90 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and sections 47 and 48 above, or

c

sections 85, 86 and 88 to 90 of, and Schedule 7 to, that Act and sections 47 and 48 above (by way of substitute),

may make calculations in substitution in relation to the year in accordance with the relevant provisions.

1A

For the purposes of subsection (1) above, the relevant provisions are—

a

in a case falling within paragraph (a), the provisions specified in that paragraph; and

b

in a case falling within paragraph (b) or (c), the provisions specified in paragraph (c).

3A

In making substitute calculations under section 88(2) or 89(3) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, the authority must use any amount determined in the previous calculations for item P1 or T in section 88(2) of that Act or for item P2 or item TP2 in section 89(4) of that Act.

4A

For the purposes of subsection (3A) above, the authority may treat any amount determined in the previous calculations—

a

for item P1 in section 88(2) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, or

b

for item P2 in section 89(4) of that Act,

as increased by the relevant portion of any new additional grant.

4B

For the purposes of subsection (4A) above, the relevant portion of any new additional grant means the amount of any additional grant payable to the authority for the year which was not taken into account by the authority in making the previous calculations, but—

a

in the case of item P1, reduced, as may be prescribed, by such sum as the Secretary of State considers represents the portion of the amount which relates to defraying the special item in whole or in part; and

b

in the case of item P2, restricted, as may be prescribed, to such sum as the Secretary of State considers represents the portion of the amount which relates to defraying the special item in whole or in part;

and special item has the same meaning in this subsection as in sections 88 and 89 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (see section 89(2) of that Act).

4C

In subsection (4B) above, prescribed means specified in, or determined in accordance with, either—

a

the report under section 85 of the M2Local Government Finance Act 1988 relating to the amount of additional grant in question, or

b

regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 88(3)(b) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (in relation to item P1) or under section 89(5)(b) of that Act (in relation to item P2),

as the Secretary of State may determine for the purposes of paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection and any particular financial year or years.

6

Subsections (2) and (3A) above shall not apply if the previous calculations have been quashed because of a failure to comply with the appropriate Greater London provisions in making the calculations.

7

For the purposes of subsection (6) above, the appropriate Greater London provisions means—

a

in the case of calculations required to be made in accordance with sections 85 to 90 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and sections 47 and 48 above, those provisions; and

b

in the case of calculations required to be made in accordance with sections 85, 86 and 88 to 90 of, and Schedule 7 to, that Act and sections 47 and 48 above, those provisions.

8

Where the major precepting authority is the Greater London Authority, any substitute calculations under this section shall be made in accordance with Schedule 7 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999.