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Statutory instrument fixing and apportioning rate support grants from the UK government to Scottish local authorities for years 1984-85 to 1988-89, detailing needs, domestic, and resources elements and revoking earlier orders.

The grant system centralizes fiscal control, eroding local autonomy and accountability; complex formulas create administrative burdens and distort resource allocation, while fostering dependency on central funding rather than market-based local solutions.

This order designates new highway segments along the A470 trunk road between Pen-Isa'r-Waen and the Brecon By-pass as trunk roads, effective February 25, 1988, with specific route details shown on deposited plan HA 10/2, WO7.

This is infrastructure construction and designation - deleting it would halt planned road improvements that reduce travel times, improve safety, and enable economic activity in rural Wales. The unseen cost of not building this infrastructure would be reduced connectivity and economic opportunity for Welsh communities.

This Order brings section 15 and part of section 24(1) of the Housing and Planning Act 1986 into force on 17th February 1988.

Spent commencement order with no legal effect; it merely announced a commencement date that has long passed. Keeping it adds to legislative clutter without any benefit, making the statute book harder to navigate. Its removal would not affect the substantive law, which remains in force.

The Common Parts Grant (Eligible Expense Limits) Order 1987 prescribes a formula for calculating maximum grant amounts for common parts of residential buildings under the Housing Act 1985. The formula allocates a proportion of an eligible expense limit (based on building size, storeys, and location) to eligible works. Different base amounts and rates apply for Greater London (£10,000 + £3,500 per extra storey + £320 per 10 sqm) and the rest of England and Wales (£8,500 + £3,000 per extra storey + £275 per 10 sqm).

This grant program distorts private investment decisions in residential common parts, creates moral hazard by socialising costs, and imposes bureaucratic price-fixing that misallocates resources. Its repeal would reduce taxpayer burdens, eliminate market-distorting subsidies, and let property owners and tenants determine appropriate investment through private contracts and service charges, enhancing efficiency and affordability in the housing sector.

Designates specific A64 road segments at Copmanthorpe as trunk roads, effective 29 Jan 1988.

Deletion would create legal uncertainty about trunk road status, risking maintenance and funding of critical transport infrastructure; the order's specific statutory designation is a robust mechanism that would be hard to replace.

This commencement order brings sections 9 and 10 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 into force in Scotland, creating prohibition on supplying or possessing for supply unclassified video recordings that meet specific criteria: (1) visual images substantially matching films registered under Films Act 1960 post-1970, (2) sound predominantly in English, and (3) no classification certificate issued. It's a technical implementation of video classification requirements with narrow scope.

This regulation imposes paternalistic state control over private property and commerce by criminalizing the supply of unclassified videos. It creates artificial barriers to entry, increases compliance costs, and restricts consumer choice and artistic expression. The classification system serves no compelling public interest that cannot be achieved through market mechanisms like voluntary ratings, retailer policies, or civil liability. The unseen costs include: chilling effect on independent filmmakers and distributors, black market incentives, bureaucratic overhead, and the fundamental premise that the state must pre-approve content before adults can access it. This exemplifies the regulatory mindset that treats citizens as helpless wards of the state rather than autonomous individuals capable of making their own consumption decisions. The regulation should be repealed entirely, allowing market-based solutions to emerge.

Commencement order that brought specified provisions of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 into force on 1 February 1988.

Obsolete and spent; it serves no current legal purpose. Keeping such procedural arrangements on the books creates clutter, hampers legal accessibility, and undermines the principle that only operative laws should remain in force. No benefit to retention.

A 1987 statutory instrument authorising Severn-Trent Water Authority to maintain an existing borehole and construct additional wells on specific land at Shelton for augmenting water supply, incorporating provisions of the Water Act 1945 with modifications.

Deleting this site-specific infrastructure authorisation would create legal uncertainty for essential water supply works, potentially disrupting regional water security. Natural monopoly utilities require clear statutory authority for operational infrastructure, and this narrow instrument provides necessary legal certainty without imposing burdensome requirements.

This Scottish Order sets maximum grant amounts for housing improvement and repair works under the Housing ( Scotland) Act 1987, including standard amenities like baths, showers, basins, sinks, and toilets, replacing earlier 1983 orders.

The outdated 1987 maxima arbitrarily cap grant eligibility, distorting incentives, restricting access to higher-quality fixtures, and creating bureaucratic burdens. They suppress market-driven improvements and reduce the supply of better housing options, contrary to free-market principles.

Reclassifies a section of the A35 trunk road (Axminster bypass) as a classified road upon opening of new trunk roads, with technical definitions and implementation details.

Obsolete 1987 administrative order that has been fully implemented for decades; retaining it adds statutory clutter with no practical benefit, complicating the regulatory landscape unnecessarily.

Designates the Axminster bypass and slip road of the A35 as trunk roads, specifying maintenance responsibilities and effective date.

State ownership of specific roads preempts private market solutions, creates a permanent taxpayer burden, and distorts regional development through central planning.

Ecclesiastical law amendment governing faculty jurisdiction procedures for church-related applications, including notice requirements, objection processes, and hearing procedures.

Preserves religious heritage through proper consultation with statutory amenity societies and ensures due process in church-related matters.

This 1987 Order designates specific highway segments (A435, A422, A439) as trunk roads once constructed, transferring them from local to national government control. It defines the deposited plan referencing the 'Evesham—Birmingham Principal Road (A435) (Norton to Arrow) Trunking Order 1987', and came into force on 21 January 1988.

This is a spent administrative order from 1987 that merely formalized road classification changes. Its purpose has been fully achieved (the roads were either constructed and designated, or the authority lapsed). Retaining it unnecessarily complicates the statute book without serving any current policy function; deletion has zero practical impact.

This 1987 Order designates specific highways (A435 and B4090) as trunk roads, transferring them from local to national government control and maintenance upon completion of construction.

A national trunk road network ensures consistent standards for long-distance commerce, reducing transaction costs and fragmentation that would impede Britain's free-trading objectives if roads were managed by disparate local authorities.

This Order designates specific highways (the A422, A435, and Stratford-upon-Avon Northern Bypass) as trunk roads, transferring management from local to national authority. It defines measurement methods, references a deposited plan, and came into force on 21 January 1988.

This specific 1987 order adds to legal clutter by locking road classifications via rigid, outdated legislation. Modern infrastructure management needs flexible, regularly reviewed frameworks rather than static historic orders. Keeping such granular instruments hinders regulatory simplification and Britain's post-Brexit agility.