{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-allowances-regulations-1976/schedule-1/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-allowances-regulations-1976/schedule-1/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1976/117",
  "legislation_title": "The Justices' Allowances Regulations 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-allowances-regulations-1976",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The rate for travel by a justice's own motor-cycle of cylinder capacity not exceeding 500 cubic centimetres shall be—\n(a) for the use of a motor cycle of cylinder capacity not exceeding 120 cubic centimetres, of an autocycle or of a motor-assisted pedal cycle, 1.7p a mile;\n(b) for the use of a motor cycle of cylinder capacity exceeding 120 cubic centimetres but not exceeding 150 cubic centimetres, 2.1 p a mile;\n(c) for the use of a motor cycle of cylinder capacity exceeding 150 cubic centimetres but not exceeding 500 cubic centimetres 2.6p a mile.\n(2) The rate for travel by a justice's own private motor vehicle, or one belonging to a member of his family or otherwise provided for his use, other than a motor cycle of cylinder capacity not exceeding 500 cubic centimetres shall be 3.0p a mile unless such travel—\n(a) results in a substantial saving of the justice's time; or\n(b) is otherwise reasonable, in which case the rate shall be—\n(i) for the use of a motor cycle of cylinder capacity exceeding 500 cubic centimetres, a motor cycle combination, or a motor car of cylinder capacity not exceeding 500 cubic centimetres, 3.5p a mile;\n(ii) for the use of a motor car of cylinder capacity—\n(a) exceeding 500 c.c. but not exceeding 999 c.c., 7.1p a mile;\n(b) exceeding 999 c.c. but not exceeding 1199 c.c., 7.9p a mile;\n(c) exceeding 1199 c.c., 9.0p a mile.\n(3) The appropriate rate specified in the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall, if the justice so claims, be increased—\n(a) where the rate exceeds 3.0p a mile, by 0.21p a mile for the carriage, otherwise than by motor cycle, of each additional person to whom an allowance for travelling would otherwise be payable under any enactment;\n(b) where the rate is 3.0p a mile, by 0.5p a mile for the carriage, otherwise than by motor cycle, of each additional person as aforesaid, so, however, that the rate when so increased shall not exceed 4.0p a mile;\n(c) in the case of an absence overnight from the usual place of residence, by the amount of any expenditure incurred on garaging a motor vehicle, not exceeding 12.5p a night in the case of a motor car or 7.5p a night in the case of a vehicle of any other type;\n(d) in any case, by the amount of any expenditure incurred on tolls, ferries or parking fees.\n(4) For the purposes of this paragraph—\n“motor car” includes a tri-car;\n“motor cycle combination” means a motor cycle with a side car;\n“motor cycle” means a motor cycle without a side car.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1976/2118",
      "affecting_title": "The Justices' Allowances (Amendment) Regulations 1976"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/117/schedule/1/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:44:50.881899+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}