Local Government Act 1987
1987 c. 44
An Act to amend Part VIII of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980; to make further provision about the adjustment of block grant in connection with education; and for connected purposes.
[15th May 1987]
B e it enacted by the Queen ’ s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: —
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Block grant: education
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3. Adjustments for advanced further education.
— (1) When the Secretary of State pays 1987 block grant to an English local education authority he may make an adjustment designed to conclude the course of action adopted by him before the passing of this Act as regards 1981 block grant in purported compliance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 10 to the 1980 Act and regulations under that paragraph.
(2) Any adjustment under subsection (1) above shall be made by a method determined by the Secretary of State.
(3) Any method determined under subsection (2) above shall be determined in accordance with principles to be applied to all English local education authorities.
(4) Before he determines any method under subsection (2) above the Secretary of State shall consult such associations of local authorities as appear to him to be concerned and any local education authority with whom consultation appears to him to be desirable.
(5) References in this section to 1981 block grant and 1987 block grant are respectively to block grant for the year beginning in 1981 and block grant for the year beginning in 1987.
(6) In this section “ the 1980 Act ” means the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, “ local authority ” means any body which is a local authority for the purposes of Part VI of that Act, and “ year ” has the same meaning as in that Part.
(7) This section shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
General
4. Citation and extent.
— (1) This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act 1987.
(2) This Act extends to England and Wales only.
SCHEDULE
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