Part 2

Justices of the peace

Lay justices

Lay justices' allowances
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1
A lay justice is entitled to payments by way of—
a
travelling allowance,
b
subsistence allowance, and
c
financial loss allowance.
2
Allowances under this section are to be paid by the Lord Chancellor at rates determined by him.
3
A lay justice’s travelling allowance is an allowance in respect of expenditure—
a
which is incurred by him on travelling, and
b
which is necessarily incurred for the purpose of enabling him to perform his duties.
4
A lay justice’s subsistence allowance is an allowance in respect of expenditure—
a
which is incurred by him on subsistence, and
b
which is necessarily incurred for the purpose of enabling him to perform his duties.
5
A lay justice’s financial loss allowance is an allowance in respect of—
a
any other expenditure incurred by reason of the performance of his duties, and
b
any loss of earnings or social security benefits suffered by reason of the performance of his duties.
6
A lay justice is not entitled to a payment under this section in respect of the performance of his duties if—
a
a payment of a similar kind in respect of those duties may be made to him apart from this section, or
b
entitlement to the payment is excluded by regulations made by the Lord Chancellor.
7
For the purposes of this section the performance of a lay justice’s duties includes taking a training course provided by or on behalf of the Lord Chancellor.
8
The Lord Chancellor may by regulations make provision about the way in which this section is to be administered and may in particular make provision—
a
prescribing sums (including tax credits) that are to be treated as social security benefits for the purposes of financial loss allowances,
b
prescribing the particulars to be provided for claiming payment of allowances, and
c
for avoiding duplication between payments under this section and under other arrangements where expenditure is incurred for more than one purpose.