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The Local Authorities (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/1713 · Made 20 August 1990

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

Made 20th August 1990

Laid before Parliament 21st August 1990

Coming into force 1st September 1990

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 45, 49A, 50 and 235(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1973 c. 65; section 45 was amended by the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43), section 60(1)(a); section 49A was inserted, and section 50 amended, by the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), section 26, sub-sections (3) and (4) respectively; section 235(1) contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Increase in rates of attendance allowance and financial loss allowance
  3. 3Increase in rates of special responsibility allowance
  4. 4Increase in rates of special responsibility allowance
  5. 5Revocation
  6. Signature
  7. Schedule Schedule
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st September 1990.

(2)

In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Local Authorities (Allowances) (Scotland) Regulations 1975f1.

2Increase in rates of attendance allowance and financial loss allowance

In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations–

(a)

in paragraph (1) (which prescribes the rate of attendance allowance) for “£19.50” there shall be substituted “£21.00”; and

(b)

in paragraph (2) (which prescribes the rate of financial loss allowance)–

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “£16.15” there shall be substituted “£17.65”, and

(ii)

in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) for “£32.35”, where it occurs, there shall be substituted “£35.30”.

3Increase in rates of special responsibility allowance

In paragraph (1) of regulation 3A of the principal Regulationsf1 (which prescribes the maximum rate of special responsibility allowance)–

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “£5,580” there shall be substituted “£6,010”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b) for “£560” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted “£605”.

4Increase in rates of special responsibility allowance

For every amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulationsf1 which is mentioned in column 2 of the Schedule to these Regulationsf2, there shall be substituted the amount set opposite thereto in column 3 of the Schedule to these Regulations.

5Revocation

The Local Authorities (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1989f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St. Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

20th August 1990

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Specified class of local authorityOld rateNew rate
1

A regional council with a population:

(a)

exceeding 1 million

£29,290£31,545
(b)

exceeding 500,000 but not exceeding 1 million

£20,915£22,525
(c)

exceeding 250,000 but not exceeding 500,000

£15,340£16,520
(d)

not exceeding 250,000

£ 8,375£ 9,020
2

An islands council

£ 6,275£ 6,760
3

A district council with a population:

(a)

exceeding 400,000

£ 8,375£ 9,020
(b)

exceeding 200,000 but not exceeding 400,000

£ 5,580£ 6,010
(c)

exceeding 150,000 but not exceeding 200,000

£ 4,185£ 4,505
(d)

exceeding 100,000 but not exceeding 150,000

£ 2,790£ 3,005
(e)

not exceeding 100,000

£ 1,390£ 1,495

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations increase the maximum rate of attendance allowance payable to members of a local authority who are councillors, and the maximum rate of financial loss allowance payable for the performance of an approved duty to members of a local authority and of other bodies who are not entitled to attendance allowance (regulation 2). The Regulations also increase the maximum rates of special responsibility allowance which may be paid by a local authority and increase the total amount which a local authority may pay by way of such allowance in any financial year, depending upon the population of that local authority area (regulations 3 and 4).

These Regulations also revoke the Local Authorities (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1989 which set the previous maximum rates and totals payable (regulation 5).