# The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991, Regulation 5: Application of Part II and interpretation


(1) This Part applies to–
(a) any county council;
(b) any district council;
(c) any London borough council;
(d) any joint authority; and
(e) the Council of the Isles of Scilly.
(2) For the purposes of this Part –
(a) members of an authority are to be treated as divided into political groups if they are so treated for the purposes of section 15 (political balance on committees etc.) of the 1989 Act; and “political group” shall be construed accordingly;
(b) the term of office of a councillor who is a member of an authority specified in paragraph (1) other than a joint authority shall begin on the date on which he makes a declaration of acceptance of that office under section 83(1) of the 1972 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/351/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-members-allowances-regulations-1991/regulation-5
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