PART 2Schemes for Members' Allowances
Fire authority chairperson’s allowances and vice-chairperson’s allowances8
1
A scheme made under this Part shall provide for the payment for each year to which the scheme relates of a fire authority chairperson’s allowance and a fire authority vice-chairperson’s allowance.
2
For the purposes of the year beginning on the date of the coming into force of these Regulations and ending on 31 March 2005, the amount of —
a
a fire authority chairperson’s allowance payable to a chairperson under the scheme shall not exceed £4,591; and
b
a fire authority vice-chairperson’s allowance payable to a vice-chairperson under the scheme shall not exceed £3,529.
3
Subject to paragraphs (2), (3)(b), (4) and (5) of regulation 6, the amount of —
a
fire authority chairperson’s allowance payable to a chairperson under the scheme for the year ending 31 March 2006 shall not exceed £9,108; and
b
fire authority vice-chairperson’s allowance payable to a vice-chairperson under the scheme for the year ending 31 March 2006 shall not exceed £7,000.
4
For the purposes of years commencing on or after 1 April 2006, the amount of —
a
fire authority chairperson’s allowance payable to a chairperson under the scheme shall (subject to paragraphs (2), (3)(b), (4) and (5) of regulation 6) not exceed the amount of that allowance payable in the previous year; and
b
fire authority vice-chairperson’s allowance payable to a vice-chairperson under the scheme shall (subject to paragraphs (2), (3)(b), (4) and (5) of regulation 6) not exceed the amount of that allowance payable in the previous year.
5
The scheme shall provide that where the term of office of a member as chairperson (or vice-chairperson) comprises part only of a year, the entitlement of that member shall be to payment of such proportion of the fire authority chairperson’s allowance (or fire authority vice-chairperson’s allowance) as the number of days on which that office is held during the year bears to the number of days in that year.
6
The scheme shall specify that where a member is suspended or partially suspended from that member’s responsibilities or duties as chairperson or vice-chairperson in accordance with Part III of the 2000 Act or regulations made under that Part, the part of fire authority chairperson’s allowance or fire authority vice-chairperson’s allowance payable to that member in respect of the period for which that member is suspended or partially suspended shall be withheld by the fire authority.