Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Association of London Government” means the body known by that name and established on 1st April 2000 as a joint committee by the London borough councils and the Corporation of the City of London;

• “basic allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 4 of these Regulations;

• “co-optees' allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 9 of these Regulations;

• “dependants' carers' allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 7 of these Regulations;

• “independent remuneration panel” means a panel or joint panel established under regulation 20 of these Regulations;

• “local government elector” means a person entitled to vote as an elector at a local government election in accordance with section 2 of the Representation of the People Act 1983^f1;

• “parish basic allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 25 of these Regulations;

• “parish remuneration panel” means a panel or joint panel established under regulation 27 of these Regulations;

• “parish travelling and subsistence allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 26 of these Regulations;

• “political group” means a group constituted in accordance with regulation 8 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990^f2;

• “proper officer” shall be construed in accordance with section 270(3) of the Local Government Act 1972^f3;

• “recommendation” means a recommendation made by a panel in accordance with regulations 21 and 28;

• “the scheme” means the scheme for the payment of allowances made in accordance with Parts 2 and 3 of these Regulations;

• “special responsibility allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 5 of these Regulations;

• “travelling and subsistence allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 8 of these Regulations;

• “unitary county council” means a county council for an area for which there is no district council; and

• “year” means—

  1. (a)

     the period beginning on the date of the coming into force of these Regulations and ending on 31st March 2004; and

  2. (b)

     any period of 12 months ending on 31st March in any year after 2004.