# The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

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;
“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;
“proper officer” shall be construed in accordance with section 270(3) of the Local Government Act 1972;
“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—
(a) the period beginning on the date of the coming into force of these Regulations and ending on 31st March 2004; and
(b) any period of 12 months ending on 31st March in any year after 2004.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1021/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-members-allowances-england-regulations-2003/regulation-2
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