Part II Justices and Clerks of the Peace
Justices of the peace
17 Allowances.
F1(1)
Subject to the provisions of this section, a justice of the peace shall be entitled to receive payments . . . F2 by way of travelling allowance or subsistence allowance where expenditure on travelling or, as the case may be, on subsistence is necessarily incurred by him for the purpose of enabling him to perform any of his duties as a justice, and to receive payments . . . F2 by way of financial loss allowance where for that purpose there is incurred by him any other expenditure to which he would not otherwise be subject or there is suffered by him any loss of earnings or of benefit under the National Insurance Acts 1965 to 1973 which he would otherwise have made or received.
(2)
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(3)
F4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)
F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5)
A justice shall not be entitled to any payment under this section in respect of any duties if, in respect of those duties, a payment of the like nature may be paid to him under arrangements made apart from this section or if regulations provide that this section shall not apply.
F6(5A) Allowances payable under this section shall be paid at rates determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service.
(6)
An allowance payable under this section to a justice for any area in respect of his duties as such shall be paid by the local authority concerned.
(7)
Regulations may make provision as to the manner in which this section is to be administered and, in particular—
F7(a)
for prescribing the forms to be used and the particulars to be provided for the purpose of claiming payment of allowances;
(b)
for avoiding duplication between payments under this section and under other arrangements where expenditure is incurred for more than one purpose, and otherwise for preventing abuse.
(8)
Regulations for the purposes of this section shall be made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument, which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(9)
The provisions of this section do not apply to stipendiary magistrates.F1