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Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 683

The Local Government (Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1989

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1989 No. 683

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Government (Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1989

Made14th April 1989
Laid before Parliament24th April 1989
Coming into force15th May 1989

    The Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 173, 177A and 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972[1], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
        1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 15th May 1989.
        2.    In these Regulations "the principal Regulations" means the Local Government (Allowances) Regulations 1986[2].
        3.—(1)  For regulations 3 and 4 of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted:-
            "3.—(1)  The prescribed amount of attendance allowance shall be £19.50 for any period of 24 hours beginning at 3 am.

            (2)  The prescribed amount of finanical loss allowance shall be:
          (a) £16.15 for any period not exceeding 4 hours;
          (b) £32.35 for any period exceeding 4 hours but not exceeding 24 hours;
          (c) for a period exceeding 24 hours, £32.35 for each period of 24 hours plus the amount specified above which is appropriate to the remainder of the period.

            4.—(1)  The rate which a special responsibility allowance shall not exceed in any financial year beginning with the financial year ending on 31st March 1990 is:-
          (a) in the case of a principal council belonging to the description of councils in paragraph 8(e) of Schedule 1 hereto, £560; and
          (b) in any other case, one third of the total amount which that principal council may pay in that year by way of such allowances or £5,580, whichever is the less.

            (2)  The total amount payable by a principal council by way of special responsibility allowances in any financial year beginning with the financial year ending on 31st March 1990 shall not exceed the figure specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations in respect of that council or the description of councils to which it belongs.".



        (2)  For Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.



Nicholas Ridley

Secretary of State for the Environment

14th April 1989

Peter Walker

Secretary of State for Wales

14th April 1989




Notes:

[1] 1972 c. 70. See the definition of "prescribed" in section 270(1). Section 177A was inserted by, and section 173 was amended by, section 24 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65). Section 177A was amended by paragraph 20 of Schedule 14 to the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51).

[2] S.I. 1986/724, amended by S.I. 1987/1483, 1988/358.

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