The Local Government (Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/358
• Sections: 11

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st April 1988.

Section 2

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Local Government (Allowances) Regulations 1986 .

Section 3

(1) For regulations 3 and 4 of the principal Regulations there is substituted:—

(3)

(1) The prescribed amount of attendance allowance shall be £18.25 for any period of 24 hours beginning at 3 am.

(2) The prescribed amount of financial loss allowance shall be:

(a) £14.85 for any period not exceeding 4 hours;

(b) £29.70 for any period exceeding 4 hours but not exceeding 24 hours;

(c) for a period exceeding 24 hours, £29.70 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 1989 is:—

(a) in the case of a principal council belonging to the description of councils in paragraph 8(e) of Schedule 1 hereto, £525; 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 £5,215, 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 1989 shall not exceed the figure specified in Schedule 1 hereto 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 replacement Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule hereto.

Section 1

The Inner London Education Authority

Section 2

The London Fire and Civil Defence Authority

Section 3

An outer London borough

Section 4

An inner London borough

Section 5

A joint authority (other than the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority), the population of whose area is estimated on 1st April in the relevant financial year to exceed 2 million

Section 6

A joint authority (other than the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority), the population of whose area is estimated on 1st April in the relevant financial year not to exceed 2 million

Section 7

A county council or a metropolitan district council, the population of whose area is estimated on 1st April in the relevant financial year—

Section 8

A non-metropolitan district council, the population of whose area is estimated on 1st April in the relevant financial year—