The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003

Special responsibility allowance for members of the Association of London Government

6.—(1) For the purposes of regulation 5—

(a) references to an authority shall include the Association of London Government(1), which is hereby designated for the purposes of section 18 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;

(b) references to members shall, in relation to that body, be references to its members who are also members of London borough councils; and

(c) references in regulation 5 to a scheme made under this Part shall, in relation to the Association of London Government, be construed as references to a scheme established by the Association of London Government for the payment of special responsibility allowance only, in accordance with regulation 5 and the Association of London Government is hereby authorised to make such a scheme in accordance with these Regulations.

(2) Where the Association of London Government pays special responsibility allowance to such members—

(a) Part 3 of these Regulations shall apply to that body in respect of its payments of special responsibility allowance as it applies to an authority; and

(b) Part 4 of these Regulations shall apply to that body as it applies to an authority as regards an independent remuneration panel established by regulation 20(1)(c).

(1)

See section 18(5)(b) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 which provides that Regulations made under section 18 may apply to a body on which any relevant authority within the meaning of that section is represented and which is designated a relevant authority.