7. In relation to allowances under Part II an authority shall subject to Regulations 5 and 6 make provision for an annual adjustment of those allowances from 1st April each year equal to the figure published for the previous year as the percentage increase (if any) for the Average Male Non-Manual Wage for Wales index in the New Earnings Survey published by the Office of National Statistics.
8. A member may, by notice in writing given to the proper officer of the authority, elect to forgo any part of that member’s entitlement to an allowance under these Regulations.