1989 No. 683
The Local Government (Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1989
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 173, 177A and 270(1) of the Local Government Act 19721, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 15th May 1989.
2
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Local Government (Allowances) Regulations 19862.
3
1
For regulations 3 and 4 of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted:–
3
1
The prescribed amount of attendance allowance shall be £19.50 for any period of 24 hours beginning at 3 am.
2
The prescribed amount of finanical loss allowance shall be:
a
£16.15 for any period not exceeding 4 hours;
b
£32.35 for any period exceeding 4 hours but not exceeding 24 hours;
c
for a period exceeding 24 hours, £32.35 for each period of 24 hours plus the amount specified above which is appropriate to the remainder of the period.
4
1
The rate which a special responsibility allowance shall not exceed in any financial year beginning with the financial year ending on 31st March 1990 is:–
a
in the case of a principal council belonging to the description of councils in paragraph 8(e) of Schedule 1 hereto, £560; and
b
in any other case, one third of the total amount which that principal council may pay in that year by way of such allowances or £5,580, whichever is the less.
2
The total amount payable by a principal council by way of special responsibility allowances in any financial year beginning with the financial year ending on 31st March 1990 shall not exceed the figure specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations in respect of that council or the description of councils to which it belongs.
2
For Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
SCHEDULESCHEDULE SUBSTITUTED IN THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS
SCHEDULE 1(TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT UNDER SECTION 177A OF THE ACT)
1
2
(Name or Class of Authority)
(Amount)
1
The Inner London Education Authority
22,290
2
The London Fire and Civil Defence Authority
11,135
3
An outer London borough
12,555
4
An inner London borough
6,965
5
A joint authority (other than the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority), the population of whose area is estimated on 1st April in the relevant financial year to exceed 2 million
5,565
6
A joint authority (other than the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority), the population of whose area is estimated on 1st April in the relevant financial year to not exceed 2 million
4,880
7
A county council or a metropolitan district council, the population of whose area is estimated on 1st April in the relevant financial year–
a
to exceed 1 million
20,915
b
to exceed 500,000 but not to exceed 1 million
19,520
c
to exceed 250,000 but not to exceed 500,000
13,940
d
not to exceed 250,000
12,555
8
A non-metropolitan district council, the population of whose area is estimated on 1st April in the relevant financial year–
a
to exceed 400,000
6,965
b
to exceed 200,000 but not to exceed 400,000
5,580
c
to exceed 150,000 but not to exceed 200,000
4,185
d
to exceed 100,000 but not to exceed 150,000
2,790
e
not to exceed 100,000
1,390
(This note is not part of the Regulations)