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The Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010

S.S.I. 2010/111 · Made 15 March 2010

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Local Government

Made 15th March 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 16th March 2010

Coming into force 6th April 2010

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973f1, sections 11 and 16 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004f2 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

They have considered the information, advice and recommendations given to them by the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee, in accordance with the requirements of section 11(4) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1973 c.65. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

f2

2004 asp 9.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 6th April 2010.

2Amendment of the Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

(1)

The Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

After regulation 4(4) (reimbursement of expenditure incurred on approved duties) insert—

“(5)

The reimbursement provided for in paragraph (fa) (costs of chartering a boat) of Schedule 2f2 is payable only to a member of Orkney Islands Council, Shetland Islands Council or Comhairle nan Eilean Siar carrying out any approved duties involving travel from one island to another within the same local authority area, where there is no direct public ferry service between those islands.”.

(3)

In regulation 5(5) (mileage allowances for travel)f3 after “area,” insert “where there is no direct public ferry service between those islands,”.

Signature

JOHN SWINNEY

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

15th March 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 to clarify the circumstances in which the costs of chartering a boat may be claimed by local authority members. They also clarify the circumstances in which mileage allowances for travel by boat may be claimed by members.