The Local Authorities (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/372
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

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

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Local Authorities (Allowances) (Scotland) Regulations 1975 .

Section 2 Increase in rates of attendance allowance and financial loss allowance

In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations—

(a) in paragraph (1) (which prescribes the rate of attendance allowance) for “£17.55” there shall be substituted “£18.25”, and

(b) in paragraph (2) (which prescribes the rate of financial loss allowance)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a)

for “£13.75” there shall be substituted “£14.85”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) for “£27.50” where it occurs, there shall be substituted “£29.70”.

Section 3 Increase in rates of special responsibility allowance

In paragraph (1) of regulation 3A of the principal Regulations (which prescribes the maximum rate of special responsibility allowance)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£4,965” there shall be substituted “£5,215”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£500” in both cases where it occurs there shall be substituted “£525”.

Section 4 Increase in rates of special responsibility allowance

For any amount specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations which is mentioned in column 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations, there shall be substituted the amount set opposite thereto in column 3 of the Schedule to these Regulations.

Section 5 Revocation

The Local Authorities (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1987 are hereby revoked.