Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

45 Attendance allowance and financial loss allowance. S

(1) Any member of a local authority who is a councillor shall [F1 , (unless a notice under section 45A of this Act is effective in relation to him),] be entitled to receive a payment by way of attendance allowance, that is to say, a payment for the performance of any approved duty, being a payment of such reasonable amount, not exceeding the prescribed amount, as the local authority may determine.

(2) The amount prescribed under subsection (1) above may be prescribed by reference to any period of twenty-four hours.

(3) The amount of any allowance determined by a local authority under subsection (1) above may vary according to the time of day and the duration of the duty, but shall be the same for all members of the authority entitled to the allowance in respect of a duty of any description at the same time of day and of the same duration.

(4) Any member of a body to which this section applies who is not entitled under subsection (1) above to receive attendance allowance for the performance of an approved duty shall be entitled to receive a payment by way of financial loss allowance that is to say, a payment not exceeding the prescribed amount in respect of any loss of earnings necessarily suffered, or any additional expenses (other than expenses on account of travelling or subsistence) necessarily suffered or incurred by him for the purpose of enabling him to perform that duty.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words inserted by Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43), s. 60(1)(a)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Ss. 45–50 extended with modifications by Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 66), s. 3(1)

C2 Ss. 45-50 restricted by S.I. 1991/397, reg. 26

C3 S. 45(4) extended by Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49), Sch. 3 para. 8 (as substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30), s. 33) and Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44), Sch. A1 para. 9 (as inserted by Education (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 58), s. 1(2), Sch. 1)