# The Local Authorities Etc. (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997

S.I. 1997/1631 · made 1 July 1997

These Regulations amend the Local Authorities Etc. (Allowances) (Scotland) Regulations 1995, which make provision as to the payment of allowances of various sorts to members of Scottish local authorities and joint boards. The amendments all concern increases in the maximum amounts payable by way of allowances.

Made under: Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (Section 45, Section 47, Section 235); Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (Section 18, Section 190)

## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND
Made 1st July 1997
Laid before Parliament 4th July 1997
Coming into force 1st August 1997
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 45(4), 47 and 235(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and sections 18 and 190(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities Etc. (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st August 1997.

## 2 Amendment of Regulations

The Local Authorities Etc. (Allowances) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5 below.

## 3 Amendment of Regulations

In regulation 20–
(a) in paragraph (a), for “£22.30” there shall be substituted “£23.58”; and
(b) in each of paragraphs (b) and (c), for “£44.60” there shall be substituted “£47.16”.

## 4 Amendment of Regulations

In regulation 21, for “£26.20” there shall be substituted “£27.70”.

## 5 Amendment of Regulations

In column (2) of Schedule 2–
(a) for “6,000” there shall be substituted “6,344”;
(b) for “5,500” there shall be substituted “5,815”; and
(c) for “5,000” there shall be substituted “5,286”.

## Signature

Malcolm Chisholm
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
1st July 1997

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Local Authorities Etc. (Allowances) (Scotland) Regulations 1995, which make provision as to the payment of allowances of various sorts to members of Scottish local authorities and joint boards. The amendments all concern increases in the maximum amounts payable by way of allowances.

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