Road Traffic Act 1972

1 (1) Where arrangements made by a local authority under section 38(2) of this Act include the setting up of a road safety committee, then if the committee is designated for the purposes of this Schedule by or under regulations made under section 117 of the [1948 c. 26.] Local Government Act 1948 (which provides for the making of regulations for administering the provisions of Part VI of that Act as to the payment of allowances) the following provisions shall have effect.

(2) Attendance as a representative of the road safety committee, or of a local or other authority, at a conference or meeting relating to road safety and designated by or under such regulations as aforesaid shall, subject to any conditions or restrictions prescribed by such regulations, be an approved duty for the purposes of the said Part VI.

(3) A member of the road safety committee who is not, and apart from this paragraph is not for the purposes of the said Part VI to be deemed to be, a member of a local or other authority shall, in relation to any such attendance as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) above, be treated for the said purposes as a member of such local or other authority concerned with the setting up of the committee as may agree so to treat him or as the Secretary of State may determine.