# The Local Government (Politically Restricted Posts) (No. 2) Regulations 1990, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: E+W+S

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Local authorities are required by section 2(2) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 to prepare and maintain a list of posts in respect of which the annual rate of remuneration is or exceeds £19,500 or such higher amount as may be specified in or determined under regulations made by the Secretary of State.
These Regulations, which apply to the whole of Great Britain, provide for that higher amount to be —
(a) the amount that is for the time being fixed by the National Joint Council for Local Authorities' Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical Services or, in Scotland, the Scottish Council for Local Authorities' Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical Services, as that applicable to spinal column point 44 on their salary scales for local government officers; or
(b) where applicable, the aggregate of the amount represented by spinal column point 44 and the amount of any Inner or Outer London Allowance, Inner or Outer Fringe Allowance or, in Scotland, Distant Islands Allowance.
The Regulations revoke the Local Government (Politically Restricted Posts) Regulations 1990.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1447/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-politically-restricted-posts-no-2-regulations-1990/note
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