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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997 (“the commencement day”).
(2) In these Regulations `the principal regulations' means the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991.
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(1) The principal regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 17(2) (allowance in respect of conferences and meetings) for “£26.96” there is substituted, in relation to attendance at a conference or meeting on or after the commencement day, “£27.70”.
(3) In regulation 18(1) (attendance allowance) for “£26.96” there is substituted, in respect of an approved duty performed on or after the commencement day, “£27.70”.
(4) In regulation 18(2) (financial loss allowance), in respect of an approved duty performed on or after the commencement day—
(a) in paragraph (a) for “£23.10” there is substituted “£23.96”, and
(b) in paragraphs (b) and (c), for “£46.21” there is substituted “£47.92”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Paul Beresford
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
1997Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Gwilym Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Welsh Office
4th March 1997