Citation, commencement and application

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Regional Spatial Strategies) (Examinations in Public) (Remuneration and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 28th September 2004.

(2) These Regulations shall apply in relation to England only.

(3) In these Regulations, “appointed person” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State under section 8(2) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

Amount of Remuneration

2. — The amount of remuneration payable to an appointed person is £342 in respect of each day on which he is engaged in the conduct of an examination under section 8 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 or work connected with it.

Travelling Allowances

3. The travelling allowance payable to an appointed person is—

(a) where he travels by means of his own motor car, or other motor car for his own use, in connection with the examination in public–

(i) where it is not reasonably practicable for him to travel by means of rail, bus or coach, 40 pence for each mile up to 10,000 miles and 25 pence for each mile in excess of 10,000 miles;

(ii) where it is reasonably practicable for him to travel by means of rail, bus or coach, 25 pence for each mile;

(iii) where he is accompanied by a passenger who is also an appointed person, the appointed person, who is not a passenger, is entitled to an additional allowance of 5 pence for each mile;

(b) where he travels by means of his own motorcycle, or other motorcycle for his own use, 24 pence for each mile;

(c) where he travels by means of pedal cycle, 20 pence for each mile;

(d) where he travels by means of transport other than as described in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c), the rail, bus, coach or taxi fares actually incurred provided that, in the case of taxi fares, it was not reasonably practicable for the appointed person to travel by means of rail, bus or coach.

Subsistence allowances

4. —(1) The subsistence allowance payable, in respect of absence of an appointed person from his usual place of residence for the period described in the first column of the Schedule to these Regulations, is the actual cost of meals consumed by that person during that period or the amount specified in relation to it in the second column of the Schedule, whichever is the less.

(2) For each complete period of 24 hours that the appointed person spends away from his usual place of residence to enable him to conduct the examination in public, he shall be entitled to allowances of —

(a) the actual cost of accommodation and meals during that period, subject to a maximum of–

(i) £95 for each night spent away from his usual place of residence, where the examination is held in the area of the London boroughs, the City of London, the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple;

(ii) £75 for each night where the examination is held in any other area; or

(iii) £25 for each night where the appointed person stays with friends or relatives; and

(b) £5 for incidental expenses.

Regulation 4(1)

SCHEDULE Subsistence Allowance