Amendment of The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007
2.—(1) The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007(1) are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) For regulation 6(2) (remuneration of the leader of the council) substitute–
“(2) Such amount is the following total yearly amount, depending on the banding of a local authority–
| for the year ending 31st March 2009 | from 1st April 2009 | |
|---|---|---|
(a)Band A – | £26,398 | £27,058 |
(b)Band B – | £31,678 | £32,470 |
(c)Band C – | £36,956 | £37,880 |
(d)Band D – | £47,516 | £48,704”. |
(3) For regulation 7(2) (remuneration of the civic head) substitute–
“(2) Such amount shall be determined by the local authority but shall not be more than the following total yearly amount, depending on the banding of a local authority–
| for the year ending 31st March 2009 | from 1st April 2009 | |
|---|---|---|
(a)Band A – | £19,799 | £20,294 |
(b)Band B – | £23,759 | £24,353 |
(c)Band C – | £27,717 | £28,410 |
(d)Band D – | £35,637 | £36,528”. |
(4) For regulation 10 (councillors' remuneration) substitute–
“10. Each local authority shall pay remuneration to each of its Councillors of a total yearly amount of–
(a)for the year ending 31st March 2009 – £15,838;
(b)from 1st April 2009 – £16,234.”.
(5) For regulation 11(6)(a) (yearly payments to certain conveners) substitute–
“(a)for the year ending 31st March 2009 be more than £21,119;
(aa)from 1st April 2009 be more than £21,647;”.
(6) For regulation 12(2) (joint board convener and vice convener remuneration) substitute–
“(2) One convener and not more than two vice conveners of each joint board shall be paid remuneration, the remuneration to be paid by the local authority of which the convener or vice convener (as the case may be) is a member.”.
(7) In regulation 12(8) (yearly payments to certain joint board conveners) for “of £19,316” substitute–
“for the year ending 31st March 2009 of £19,799 and, from 1st April 2009, of £20,294”.
(8) In regulation 12(9) (yearly payments to certain joint board vice conveners) for “of £18,350” substitute–
“for the year ending 31st March 2009 of £18,809 and, from 1st April 2009, of £19,279”.