PART IISchemes for Councillors' Allowances

Amendment of schemes6

1

A scheme made under this Part may be amended or revoked at any time.

2

Where an amendment is to be made which affects an allowance payable for the year in which the amendment is made, the scheme may provide for the entitlement to such allowance to apply with effect from the beginning of the year in which the amendment is made and,

a

if the amendment affects such an allowance as is mentioned in regulation 7 or 8, in relation to each of the periods—

i

beginning with the first day of the year and ending with the day before that on which the first amendment in that year takes effect, and

ii

beginning with the day on which an amendment takes effect and ending with the day before that on which the next amendment takes effect, or (if none) with the last day of the year,

the entitlement to such an allowance shall be to payment of such proportion of the amount of the allowance under the scheme as it has effect during the relevant period as the number of days in the period bears to the number of days in the year; or

b

if the amendment affects such an allowance as is mentioned in regulation 9, the entitlement to such an allowance shall be to payment of the amount of the allowance under the scheme as it has effect when the duty is carried out.