The Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010

Made: 15th March 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 16th March 2010

Coming into force: 6th April 2010

They have considered the information, advice and recommendations given to them by the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee, in accordance with the requirements of section 11(4) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 6th April 2010.

Amendment of the Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

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• (1) The Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007[^f00003] are amended as follows.

• (2) After regulation 4(4) (reimbursement of expenditure incurred on approved duties) insert—

(5) The reimbursement provided for in paragraph (fa) (costs of chartering a boat) of Schedule 2[^f00004] is payable only to a member of Orkney Islands Council, Shetland Islands Council or Comhairle nan Eilean Siar carrying out any approved duties involving travel from one island to another within the same local authority area, where there is no direct public ferry service between those islands.

• (3) In regulation 5(5) (mileage allowances for travel)[^f00005] after “area,” insert “where there is no direct public ferry service between those islands,”.

Signed

JOHN SWINNEY — A member of the Scottish Executive — 15th March 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 to clarify the circumstances in which the costs of chartering a boat may be claimed by local authority members. They also clarify the circumstances in which mileage allowances for travel by boat may be claimed by members.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1973 c.65. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

[^f00002]: 2004 asp9.

[^f00003]: S.S.I.2007/108 was amended by S.S.I. 2008/415 and 2010/45.

[^f00004]: Paragraph(fa) was inserted by S.S.I. 2010/45.

[^f00005]: Regulation5(5) was inserted by S.S.I. 2010/45.