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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/183",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007",
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  "path": "regulation/6",
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  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Remuneration of the Leader of the Council",
  "text": "(1) Each local authority shall pay remuneration to one Leader of the Council of the authority of an amount as provided for in paragraph (2).\n(2) Such amount shall be the following total yearly amount, depending on the banding of a local authority:\n(a) Band A – £25,754;\n(b) Band B – £30,905;\n(c) Band C – £36,055; or\n(d) Band D – £46,357.\n(3) No local authority shall pay its Leader of the Council any amount of remuneration as a Senior Councillor or a Councillor.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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