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1Citation and commencement#
These Regulations may be cited as the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1 April 2025.
2Amendment of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007#
(1)The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Regulations 2007 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).
(2)For the table in regulation 6(2) (remuneration of the Leader of the Council) substitute—“”
(3)For the table in regulation 7(2) (remuneration of the Civic Head) substitute—“”
(4)In regulation 8(2) (remuneration and number of Senior Councillors)—
(a)for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—“a 10, for each of the following—• Clackmannanshire Council• Comhairle nan Eilean Siar• East Lothian Council• East Renfrewshire Council• Inverclyde Council• Midlothian Council• Moray Council• Orkney Islands Council• Shetland Islands Council• Stirling Council• West Dunbartonshire Council;”
(b)omit sub-paragraphs (b) and (c).
(5)In regulation 9 (amount of remuneration of Senior Councillors) for paragraph (3) substitute—“3 The maximum yearly amount that may be paid to a Senior Councillor is as follows, depending on the banding of a local authority—”
(6)In regulation 10 (Councillors’ remuneration) for “£21,345” substitute “£25,982”.
(6A)In regulation 12 (joint boards)—
(a)in paragraph (8) (which concerns the total yearly amount to be paid to the convener of a joint board) for “£26,686” substitute “£28, 207”,
(b)in paragraph (9) (which concerns the total yearly amount to be paid to the vice-convener of a joint board)—
(i)omit “of” where it second occurs,
(ii)for “£25,352” substitute “£26,797”.
(7)In the schedule (banding of local authorities for remuneration arrangements)—
(a)omit the list under the heading “Band A”,
(b)for the list under the heading “Band B” substitute—“• Angus Council• Argyll and Bute Council• Clackmannanshire Council• Comhairle nan Eilean Siar• Dumfries and Galloway Council• Dundee City Council• East Ayrshire Council• East Dunbartonshire Council• East Lothian Council• East Renfrewshire Council• Falkirk Council• Inverclyde Council• Midlothian Council• Moray Council• North Ayrshire Council• Orkney Islands Council• Perth and Kinross Council• Renfrewshire Council• Scottish Borders Council• Shetland Islands Council• Stirling Council• South Ayrshire Council• West Dunbartonshire Council• West Lothian Council”
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