PART 1GENERAL
Citation, commencement and application1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st May 2003.
2
These Regulations apply in England only3.
Interpretation2
In these Regulations—
“the Association of London Government” means the body known by that name and established on 1st April 2000 as a joint committee by the London borough councils and the Corporation of the City of London;
“basic allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 4 of these Regulations;
“co-optees' allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 9 of these Regulations;
“dependants' carers' allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 7 of these Regulations;
“independent remuneration panel” means a panel or joint panel established under regulation 20 of these Regulations;
“local government elector” means a person entitled to vote as an elector at a local government election in accordance with section 2 of the Representation of the People Act 19834;
“parish basic allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 25 of these Regulations;
“parish remuneration panel” means a panel or joint panel established under regulation 27 of these Regulations;
“parish travelling and subsistence allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 26 of these Regulations;
“political group” means a group constituted in accordance with regulation 8 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 19905;
“proper officer” shall be construed in accordance with section 270(3) of the Local Government Act 19726;
“recommendation” means a recommendation made by a panel in accordance with regulations 21 and 28;
“the scheme” means the scheme for the payment of allowances made in accordance with Parts 2 and 3 of these Regulations;
“special responsibility allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 5 of these Regulations;
“travelling and subsistence allowance” has the same meaning as in regulation 8 of these Regulations;
“unitary county council” means a county council for an area for which there is no district council; and
“year” means—
- a
the period beginning on the date of the coming into force of these Regulations and ending on 31st March 2004; and
- b
any period of 12 months ending on 31st March in any year after 2004.
- a
Application of these Regulations3
1
Any reference in this Part and Parts 2 and 3 of these Regulations to an authority shall, unless otherwise specified be construed as a reference to a body of one of the following descriptions—
a
a district council;
b
a county council;
c
a London borough council;
d
the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
e
a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme under the Fire Services Act 19477;
f
a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 19858;
g
the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority9;
h
the Broads Authority10;
i
a National Park authority11; and
j
a conservation board of an area of outstanding natural beauty12;