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1Name, commencement and application#
(1)These Regulations are called the Local Authorities (Allowances for Members of County and County Borough Councils) (Pensions) (Wales) Regulations 2003 and they shall come into force on 1st January 2004.
(2)These Regulations apply to Wales only.
2Interpretation#
In these Regulations —• “the 2002 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2002”) means the Local Authorities (Allowances for Members of County and County Borough Councils and National Park Authorities) (Wales) Regulations 2002;• “authority” (“awdurdod”) means a county council or a county borough council in Wales;• “basic allowances” (“lwfansau sylfaenol”) mean allowances as defined in regulation 7 of the 2002 Regulations;• “members” (“aelodau”) means councillors of an authority including the elected mayor of an authority operating different executive arrangements which take a form which includes an elected mayor;• “special responsibility allowances” (“lwfansau cyfrifoldeb arbenning”) mean allowances as defined in regulation 8 of the 2002 Regulations.
3Pensions#
(1)An authority may —
(b)provide in respect of those members referred to in paragraph (a) that basic allowances and special responsibility allowances are treated as amounts in respect of which pensions are payable.
(2)An authority must in making any determination in accordance with this regulation only do so in respect of a member who has been first recommended by the Welsh Independent Remuneration Panel as eligible for such entitlement, under regulation 5.
4Welsh Independent Remuneration Panel#
(1)The National Assembly for Wales must appoint a temporary independent remuneration panel known as the Welsh Independent Remuneration Panel in accordance with this Regulation in respect of all authorities.
(2)The Welsh Independent Remuneration Panel must exist for a period of six months commencing from the date of its establishment by the National Assembly for Wales.
(3)The Welsh Independent Remuneration Panel must consist of at least three members appointed by the National Assembly for Wales including one member appointed as the chairperson.
(4)None of the members appointed in accordance with paragraph (3) may be —
(a)a member of the National Assembly for Wales, the House of Commons, the House of Lords, the European Parliament, an authority, a town or community council; or
(5)The National Assembly for Wales must pay the expenses incurred by the Welsh Independent Remuneration Panel in carrying out its functions and may pay the members of the panel such allowances or expenses as it may determine.
(6)The National Assembly for Wales must make available to the Welsh Independent Remuneration Panel appropriate administrative support.
5Recommendations of the Welsh Independent Remuneration Panel#
(2)The Welsh Independent Remuneration Panel may, in the performance of its functions under paragraph (1) seek information or advice from any body or person.
(3)The Welsh Independent Remuneration Panel may make different recommendations in relation to each of the authorities in respect of which it exercises its functions.
6Publicity for recommendations of the Welsh Independent Remuneration Panel#
(1)The National Assembly for Wales must send a copy of the report made under regulation 5 (1) to each authority as soon as is reasonably practical after it receives the report.
(2)The National Assembly for Wales must:
(a)publish the details of the report made under regulation 5 (1) in one or more newspapers circulating throughout Wales; and
(b)include in the publication under subparagraph (a) a statement that copies of the report will be available at the principal offices of the authorities to members of the public at such times as may be specified by those authorities.
(3)Each authority must ensure that as soon as is reasonably practical after receiving the report of the Welsh Independent Remuneration Panel made under regulation 5 (1):
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