1999 No. 1087

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 173 and 270(1) of the Local Government Act 19721 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 30th April 1999.

Increase of allowances2

1

Regulation 18 of the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 19912 is amended—

a

in paragraph (1) (attendance allowance), by the substitution of “£29.48” for “£28.62”; and

b

in paragraph (2) (financial loss allowance) by the substitution—

i

in sub-paragraph (a), of “£26.24” for “£25.06”; and

ii

in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), of “£52.49” for “£50.13”.

2

The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall have effect in respect of approved duties performed on or after 30th April 1999.

Revocation3

The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998 are revoked with effect from 30th April 1999.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Alan MealeParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Jon Owen JonesParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991.

Regulation 2(1) increases, by 3 per cent., to £29.48, the maximum which may be paid to parish and community councillors by way of attendance allowance under section 173(1) of the Local Government Act 1972. It also increases, by 4.7 per cent., the maxima which may be paid to parish and community councillors and to non-elected members of local authorities by way of allowances under section 173(4) (financial loss allowance) of that Act.

Regulations 2(2) provides for the increased allowances to have effect in respect of approved duties performed on or after 30th April 1999.

Regulations 3 revokes the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998.