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These Regulations may be cited as the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration and Severance Payments) Amendment Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st April 2015.
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(1) The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows.
(2) For the table in regulation 6(2) (remuneration of the Leader of the Council) substitute—“
(a) Band A – £27,878;
(b) Band B – £33,454;
(c) Band C – £39,028;
(d) Band D – £50,180.”.
(3) For the table in regulation 7(2) (remuneration of the Civic Head) substitute—“
(a) Band A – £20,909;
(b) Band B – £25,090;
(c) Band C – £29,272;
(d) Band D – £37,635.”.
(4) For regulation 10 (Councillors’ remuneration) substitute—“
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Each local authority shall pay remuneration to each of its Councillors of a total yearly amount of £16,726.”.
(5) In regulation 12 (joint boards)—
(a) in paragraph (8) for “for the year ending 31st March 2014 of £20,497 and, from 1st April 2014, of £20,702” substitute “of £20,909”; and
(b) in paragraph (9) for “for the year ending 31st March 2014 of £19,472 and, from 1st April 2014, of £19,667” substitute “of £19,864”.
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The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Severance Payments) Regulations 2006 are revoked.
MARCO BIAGI
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
14th January 2015