Explanatory note

The regulations amend the Local Government (Travelling and Subsistence) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973 by enabling councils to pay travelling and subsistence allowances to councillors and committee members of district councils where the payments do not exceed the amount or rates determined by the Department of the Environment.

The regulations have, by virtue of section 18 of the Administrative and Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 1962, retrospective effect from 1st April 1994.