Local Government in Scotland Act 2003
Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (2003 asp 1)
- Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (2003 asp 1)
- Part 1 Best value and accountability
- Duty to secure best value
- 1 Local authorities' duty to secure best value
- 2 Considerations bearing on performance of duty under section 1
- Enforcement
- 3 Action by Accounts Commission following report by Controller of Audit
- 4 Hearings under section 3 above
- 5 Action by local authorities on receipt of findings
- Other provisions about best value
- 6 Accounts Commission’s studies and recommendations to include aspects of securing best value
- Relaxation of rules about contracts and supply of goods and services
- 7 Local authority contracts: relaxation of exclusion of non-commercial considerations
- 8 Relaxation of restrictions on supply of goods and services etc. by local authorities
- 9 Special provision for local authority contracts for construction of buildings or works
- 10 Trading operations and accounts
- Disposal of land for less than full value
- 11 Disposal of land by local authorities for less than full value
- Accounts, finance and performance accountability
- 12 Proper accounting practices
- 13 Publication by local authorities of information about finance and performance
- 14 Application of this Part to other bodies
- Part 2 Community planning
- 15 Community planning
- 16 Community planning: further provision
- 17 Reports and information
- 18 Guidance
- 19 Establishment of corporate bodies to co-ordinate and further community planning etc.
- Part 3 Power to advance well-being
- 20 Power to advance well-being
- 21 Guidance on exercise of power under section 20
- 22 Limits on power under section 20
- Part 4 Enforcement and scrutiny
- 23 Enforcement: preliminary notice
- 24 Enforcement directions
- 25 Scrutiny of local authorities' police and fire functions
- 26 Excess of power: preliminary notice
- 27 Excess of power: enforcement
- Part 5 Rating and council tax
- 28 Rate relief on former agricultural premises etc.
- 29 Rate relief for food stores in rural settlements
- 30 Derating of automatic telling machine sites
- 31 Derating of certain buildings used in connection with agricultural operations
- 32 Power to combine lands and heritages situated in more than one valuation area
- 33 Council tax: variation for unoccupied dwellings
- Part 6 Waste management
- 34 Integrated waste management plans
- Part 7 Finance
- 35 Capital expenditure limits
- 36 Imposition of capital expenditure limits
- 37 Capital grants
- 38 Scottish Ministers' power to pay off loans made to local authorities
- 39 Provisions supplementary to sections 35 to 38
- 40 Power of local authorities to invest money
- 41 Establishment of local authority funds other than general fund: setting of council tax
- Part 8 Miscellaneous
- 42 Paid time off for councillors not to be political donation
- 43 Remote participation in and calling of local authority meetings
- 44 Travel concessions
- 45 Power to charge for vacant places on school buses etc.
- 46 Power to provide funds for speed cameras etc.
- 47 Power to provide funds for private water supplies
- 48 Delegation of Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority functions to officials
- 49 Parliamentary procedure for regulations about vehicles used as taxis and private hire cars
- 50 Suspension of requirement to advertise principal teacher posts
- 51 Arrangements and agreements with bodies corporate
- 52 Guidance on contractual matters
- 53 Qualification of and assistance for Accounts Commission auditors
- 54 Accounts Commission’s and auditor’s powers to obtain information from persons other than local authorities etc.
- 55 Auditor’s duty in relation to aspects of best value and community planning
- 56 Extension of Controller of Audit’s reporting functions to best value and community planning: amendment of section 102 of 1973 Act
- Part 9 General
- 57 Power to modify enactments
- 58 Ancillary provision
- 59 Equal opportunities
- 60 Repeals and consequential amendments
- 61 Definitions
- 62 Short title and commencement