Increase of allowances

4.—(1) The principal regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 17(2) (allowance in respect of conferences and meetings) for “£26.20” there is substituted, in relation to attendance at a conference or meeting on or after the commencement day, “£26.96”.

(3) In regulation 18(1) (attendance allowance) for “£26.20” there is substituted, in respect of an approved duty performed on or after the commencement day, “£26.96”.

(4) In regulation 18(2) (financial loss allowance), in respect of an approved duty performed on or after the commencement day—

(a)in paragraph (a) for “£22.30” there is substituted “£23.10”; and

(b)in paragraphs (b) and (c), for “£44.60” there is substituted “£46.21”.