Local Government Act, 1946

Travelling expenses of members of local authorities.

67.—(1) In this section—

the expression “the principal section” means section 80 of the Act of 1941;

the expression “the official residence” means, in relation to a member of a local authority, his official residence for the purposes of the principal section.

(2) A local authority to which the principal section applies may by resolution decide that, in lieu of defraying the expenses of locomotion actually incurred by each of their members in travelling to and from the meetings of such local authority, such local authority shall pay to each such member, in respect of every meeting of such local authority which he attends at a place not less than five miles by any route from his official residence, a fixed sum for every mile between such place and such official residence measured along the route by which such member would normally travel.

(3) A resolution passed by a local authority under subsection (2) of this section may be revoked at any time by another resolution of such local authority.

(4) A resolution under subsection (2) or subsection (3) of this section shall not take effect until sanctioned by the Minister.

(5) The passing by a local authority of a resolution under subsection (2) or subsection (3) of this section shall be a reserved function.

(6) While a resolution passed by a local authority to which the principal section applies under subsection (2) of this section is in force such local authority shall not defray under subsection (3) of the principal section the expenses of locomotion actually incurred by each of their members in travelling to and from meetings of such local authority but, in lieu thereof, shall make payments to members attending such meetings in accordance with the terms of such resolution.

(7) Where a member of a local authority attends a meeting of such local authority at a place not less than three miles by any route from his official residence and is obliged by reason of such attendance to remain away from his home for a continuous period of not less than three hours, the local authority shall, in addition to defraying under the principal section the expenses of locomotion incurred by such member in travelling to and from such meeting or making to such member the payment required by a resolution under subsection (2) of this section (as the case may be), pay to such member an allowance in respect of such period calculated in accordance with the prescribed rules.

(8) The rules made by the Minister for the purposes of subsection (7) of this section shall make provision for preventing allowances being paid to a member of more than one local authority, by more than one local authority in respect of the same period.