The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1998
S.I. 1998/556 · Made 3 March 1998
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 3rd March 1998
Coming into force 1st April 1998
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 175(1A) and 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1972 c. 70. Section 175(1A) is inserted by paragraph 27 of Schedule 11 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42). See also the definition of “prescribed” in section 270 of the 1972 Act.
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Increase of allowance
- 3Revocations
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.
2Increase of allowance
The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991f1 are amended as follows.
In regulation 17(2) (allowance in respect of conferences and meetings) for “£27.70” there is substituted, in relation to attendance at a conference or meeting on or after 1st April 1998, “£28.62”.
3Revocations
The Regulations specified in the first column of the following table are revoked to the extent specified in the third column.
TABLE
| Regulations revoked | References | Extent of revocation |
|---|---|---|
| The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 | S.I. 1995/553 | Regulation 5(2) |
| The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 | S.I. 1996/469 | Regulation 4(2) |
| The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 | S.I. 1997/589 | Regulation 2(2) |
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
2nd March 1998
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
3rd March 1998
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991.
Regulation 2 increases, by 3.2 per cent., the maxima which may be paid to parish and community councillors and to non-elected members of local authorities by way of allowances under section 175(1A) (allowances in respect of attendance at conferences and meetings) of the Local Government Act 1972.