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—

    1. a

      the period beginning on the date of the coming into force of these Regulations and ending on 31st March 2004; and

    2. b

      any period of 12 months ending on 31st March in any year after 2004.

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;

2

For the purposes of section 18 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989—

a

the bodies referred to at sub-paragraphs (h) and (j) of paragraph (l) are hereby designated as relevant authorities13; and

b

any member of an authority listed in paragraph (l) shall be treated as if he were a councillor14.