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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-etc-allowances-scotland-regulations-1995/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/912",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities Etc. (Allowances) (Scotland) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-etc-allowances-scotland-regulations-1995",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Attendance allowances",
  "text": "(1) A scheme made under this Part may provide for the payment to each member of the authority who is a councillor of an allowance (“attendance allowance”) in respect of—\n(a) the carrying out of such of the duties referred to in paragraph (2) and not excluded by paragraph (3) as may be specified in the scheme; and\n(b) the time spent in travelling to and from the location at which any such duty is performed.\n(2) The duties referred to in this paragraph are—\n(a) attendance at a meeting of the authority or of any committee or sub-committee of the authority, or of any other body to which the authority makes appointments, elections or nominations, or of any committee or sub-committee of such a body;\n(b) attendance at any other meeting the holding of which is authorised by the authority, or a committee or sub-committee of the authority, provided that—\n(i) where the authority is divided into two or more political groups, it is a meeting to which members of at least two such groups have been invited; or\n(ii) if the authority is not so divided, it is a meeting to which at least two members of the authority have been invited;\n(c) attendance at a meeting of any association of authorities of which the authority is a member;\n(d) duties undertaken on behalf of the authority in pursuance of any standing orders requiring a member or members to be present while tender documents are opened;\n(e) duties undertaken on behalf of the authority in connection with the discharge of any function of the authority conferred by or under any enactment and empowering or requiring the authority to inspect or authorise the inspection of premises.\n(3) The duties excluded by this paragraph are those in respect of which the member receives remuneration otherwise than under a scheme made under these Regulations or under the 1991 Regulations.\n(4) The amount of the attendance allowance shall be specified in the scheme and may vary according to the time of day and the duration of the duty; but shall be the same for all members of the authority entitled to the allowance in respect of a duty of any description at the same time of day and of the same duration.\n(5) The scheme shall provide that a member shall not be entitled to payment of an attendance allowance—\n(a) in respect of his attendance at any conference or meeting in relation to which he is entitled to a payment in the nature of an attendance allowance under section 47 of the 1973 Act;\n(b) where a claim is made by him under the 1991 Regulations for a payment of an attendance allowance to which he is entitled under a scheme made under regulation 8 of the 1991 Regulations in respect of attendance at the same meeting; or\n(c) if such payment would be contrary to a provision made by or under any enactment.\n(6) The scheme may provide that a member shall not be entitled to payment of more than one attendance allowance in respect of any period of 24 hours beginning at such time as the authority may determine or in respect of more than one of the duties referred to in paragraph (2) carried out at the same meeting.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "rev (savings)",
      "affecting": "ssi/2007/108",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/912/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:12:03.687933+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."
}