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Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND
Made
20th August 1990
Laid before Parliament
21st August 1990
Coming into force
1st September 1990
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 45, 49A, 50 and 235(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st September 1990.
(2) In these Regulations, "the principal Regulations" means the Local Authorities (Allowances) (Scotland) Regulations 1975(2).
2. In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations-�
(a)in paragraph (1) (which prescribes the rate of attendance allowance) for "£19.50" there shall be substituted "£21.00"; and
(b)in paragraph (2) (which prescribes the rate of financial loss allowance)-�
(i)in sub-paragraph (a) for "£16.15" there shall be substituted "£17.65", and
(ii)in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) for "£32.35", where it occurs, there shall be substituted "£35.30".
3. In paragraph (1) of regulation 3A of the principal Regulations(3) (which prescribes the maximum rate of special responsibility allowance)-�
(a)in sub-paragraph (a) for "£5,580" there shall be substituted "£6,010"; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for "£560" in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted "£605".
4. For every amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations(4) which is mentioned in column 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations(5), there shall be substituted the amount set opposite thereto in column 3 of the Schedule to these Regulations.
5. The Local Authorities (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1989(6) are hereby revoked.
James Douglas-Hamilton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St. Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
20th August 1990
Regulation 4
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Specified class of local authority | Old rate | New rate |
1. A regional council with a population: | ||
(a)exceeding 1 million | £29,290 | £31,545 |
(b)exceeding 500,000 but not exceeding 1 million | £20,915 | £22,525 |
(c)exceeding 250,000 but not exceeding 500,000 | £15,340 | £16,520 |
(d)not exceeding 250,000 | £ 8,375 | £ 9,020 |
2. An islands council | £ 6,275 | £ 6,760 |
3. A district council with a population: | ||
(a)exceeding 400,000 | £ 8,375 | £ 9,020 |
(b)exceeding 200,000 but not exceeding 400,000 | £ 5,580 | £ 6,010 |
(c)exceeding 150,000 but not exceeding 200,000 | £ 4,185 | £ 4,505 |
(d)exceeding 100,000 but not exceeding 150,000 | £ 2,790 | £ 3,005 |
(e)not exceeding 100,000 | £ 1,390 | £ 1,495 |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the maximum rate of attendance allowance payable to members of a local authority who are councillors, and the maximum rate of financial loss allowance payable for the performance of an approved duty to members of a local authority and of other bodies who are not entitled to attendance allowance (regulation 2). The Regulations also increase the maximum rates of special responsibility allowance which may be paid by a local authority and increase the total amount which a local authority may pay by way of such allowance in any financial year, depending upon the population of that local authority area (regulations 3 and 4).
These Regulations also revoke the Local Authorities (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1989 which set the previous maximum rates and totals payable (regulation 5).
1973 c. 65; section 45 was amended by the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43), section 60(1)(a); section 49A was inserted, and section 50 amended, by the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), section 26, sub-sections (3) and (4) respectively; section 235(1) contains a definition of "prescribed" relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.
Regulation 3A was inserted by S.I. 1981/333.
Schedule 2 was inserted by S.I. 1981/333.
See S.I. 1989/301 for list of rates shown in column 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations.
S.I. 1989/301.
