Regulation 3 Reimbursement of expenses to a Civic Head

(1)

In addition to any payments permitted by virtue of regulations 4 and 5, each local authority may reimburse to its Civic Head any receipted expenditure incurred by that person to enable them to carry out their civic duties, but which amount shall not exceed that provided for in paragraph (2).

(2)

Such amount is the following total yearly amount, depending on the banding of a local authority as specified in Schedule 1–

(a)

Band A – £2,000;

(b)

Band B – £3,000;

(c)

Band C – £4,000;

(d)

Band D – £5,000.

(3)

In this regulation, “yearly” means the period of 12 months from the date of the first ordinary election, and subsequent periods of 12 months, and the total yearly amount stated in paragraph (2) applies whether or not the person who is the Civic Head changes within such period of 12 months.