Commonwealth: States Grants Act 1927 (Cth)

States Grants Act 1927 Act No. 4 of 1927 as amended This compilation was prepared on 11 October 2000 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 216 of 1973 The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra Contents 1 Short title [see Note 1]........................... 5 Payment of surplus revenue........................ 7 Appropriation................................ Notes An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund sums for the purposes of Financial Assistance to States, and for other purposes 1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the States Grants Act 1927. 5 Payment of surplus revenue (1) The Treasurer shall pay to the several States of the Commonwealth, in proportion to the number of their people, any surplus revenue in his hands at the close of the financial year commencing on the first day of July One thousand nine hundred and twenty‑seven, and at the close of each financial year thereafter. (2) For the purposes of this section, the number of the people of a State shall be deemed to be the number as ascertained according to the laws of the Commonwealth by the Commonwealth Statistician as at the thirty‑first day of December in the financial year in respect of which a payment under this section is to be made to that State. 7 Appropriation All payments made under this Act shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is, to the necessary extent, hereby appropriated accordingly. Notes to the States Grants Act 1927 Note 1 The States Grants Act 1927 (a) as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 4, 1927 amended as indicated in the Tables below. Table of Acts Act Number Date Date of commencement Application, saving or transitional provisions and year of Assent States Grants Act 1927 4, 1927 8 Apr 1927 8 Apr 1927 Statute Law Revision Act 1934 45, 1934 6 Aug 1934 6 Aug 1934 S. 8 Statute Law Revision Act 1950 80, 1950 16 Dec 1950 31 Dec 1950 Ss. 16 and 17 Statute Law Revision Act 1973 216, 1973 19 Dec 1973 31 Dec 1973 Ss. 9(1) and 10 (a) This citation is provided for by the Amendments Incorporation Act 1905 and the Acts Citation Act 1976. Table of Amendments ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted Provision affected How affected Title.................... am. No. 216, 1973 S. 2.................... rep. No. 80, 1950 Ss. 3, 4................. rep. No. 45, 1934 S. 5.................... am. No. 45, 1934 S. 6.................... rep. No. 45, 1934 S. 8.................... rep. No. 80, 1950 Schedule................ rep. No. 45, 1934