- Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 1509
The Local Government (Assistants for Political Groups) (Remuneration) (England) Order 2006
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| Made | 12th June 2006 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 16th June 2006 | ||
| Coming into force | 4th July 2006 |
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9(4) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989[1].
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Assistants for Political Groups) (Remuneration) (England) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 4th July 2006.
(2) This Order applies to relevant authorities in England only[2].
Specified maximum amount
2. The amount specified for the purposes of section 9(3) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (assistants for political groups) is £34,986.
Revocation
3. In so far as it applies to relevant authorities in England, the Local Government (Assistants for Political Groups) (Remuneration) Order 1995[3] is revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Phil Woolas
Minister of State Department for Communities and Local Government
12th June 2006
(This note is not part of the Order)
One of the requirements relating to the terms on which a person is appointed to, or holds, an appointment in pursuance of section 9 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (assistants for political groups) is that the annual rate of remuneration for the post is less than £13,500 or such higher amount as the Secretary of State may specify by order.
This Order, which applies to relevant authorities in England only, specifies £34,986 as the relevant amount. County, district and London borough councils are relevant authorities for these purposes.
As respects relevant authorities in England, the Local Government (Assistants for Political Groups) (Remuneration) Order 1995 is revoked.
Notes:
[1] 1989 c.42.back
[2] See section 9(11) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 ("the 1989 Act") for the definition of "relevant authority". The Secretary of State's functions under section 9, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672); see the entry in Schedule 1 for the 1989 Act. The Secretary of State's functions under section 9 of the 1989 Act, so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland, are now functions of the relevant Scottish minister by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).back
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