- Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 622
The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000
© Crown Copyright 2000
Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.
The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.
It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.
The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument which is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000 , ISBN 0 11 098840 X. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.
Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.
To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.
| Made | 7th March 2000 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st April 2000 |
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 175(1A) of the Local Government Act 1972[1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1. - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.
(2) These Regulations apply to local authorities and other bodies in England only.
Increase of allowances
2. - (1) Regulation 17 (allowance in respect of conferences and meetings) of the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991[2] is amended, in paragraph (2), by the substitution for "£29.48" of " £30.39".
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) applies in relation to attendance at a conference or meeting on or after 1st April 2000.
Revocation
3. The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 are revoked insofar as they relate to local authorities and other bodies in England.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
7th March 2000
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991. They apply only in relation to local authorities and other bodies in England.
Regulation 2(1) increases, from £29.48 to £30.39, the maximum which may be paid to parish and community councillors and to non-elected members of local authorities by way of allowance under section 175(1A) (allowances for attending conferences and meetings) of the Local Government Act 1972.
Regulation 2(2) provides for the increase to have effect in relation to attendances at conferences and meetings on or after 1st April 2000.
Regulation 3 revokes the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 insofar as they relate to local authorities and other bodies in England.
Notes:
[1] 1972 c. 70. Section 175(1A) is inserted by paragraph 27 of Schedule 11 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42). The exercise, in relation to local authorities in Wales, of the powers conferred by section 175(1A) of the Local Government Act 1972 is transferred to the Welsh Assembly under the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), Schedule 1.back
[2] S.I. 1991/351; a relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1999/1086.back
ISBN 0 11 098840 X