# Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, Paragraph 7: Allowances


(1) A combined authority may—
(a) make a scheme providing for the payment of allowances to commissioners appointed by the mayor for the area of the combined authority, and
(b) pay allowances in accordance with the scheme.
(2) A combined authority may only make a scheme if—
(a) the combined authority has considered a report published by a relevant remuneration panel which contains recommendations for the allowances provided for in the scheme, and
(b) the allowances payable under the scheme do not exceed the amounts specified in the recommendations made by the relevant remuneration panel.
(3) A combined authority which has made a scheme under this section must produce and publish reports on the allowances paid under the scheme (including their amounts).
(4) In this section “relevant remuneration panel” means a panel that is specified, or of a description specified, in an order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/20/schedule/5BA/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-democracy-economic-development-and-construction-act-2009/schedule-5BA/paragraph-7
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