The Local Authorities Etc. (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002

Made23rd January 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament24th January 2002

Coming into force15th February 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45(4), 47 and 235(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 19731 and sections 18 and 190(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 19892 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 Etc. (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 15th February 2002.

Amendment of Regulations

2

The Local Authorities Etc. (Allowances) (Scotland) Regulations 19953 shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5 below.

3

In regulation 20–

a

in paragraph (a), for “£24.29” there shall be substituted “£25.90”; and

b

in each of paragraphs (b) and (c), for “£48.57” there shall be substituted “£51.81”.

4

In regulation 21, for “£28.53” there shall be substituted “£30.42”.

5

In column (2) of Schedule 2–

a

for “6,534” there shall be substituted “6,969”;

b

for “5,989” there shall be substituted “6,388”; and

c

for “5,445” there shall be substituted “5,808”.

Revocation6

The Local Authorities Etc. (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 19984 are hereby revoked.

PETER J PEACOCKA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh23rd January 2002

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Local Authorities Etc. (Allowances) (Scotland) Regulations 1995, which make provision as to the payment of allowances of various sorts to members of Scottish local authorities and joint boards. The amendments all concern increases in the maximum amounts payable by way of allowances.