Part 10Ethical standards
Chapter 2Employees
204Political assistants' pay
In section 9 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, after subsection (4) insert—
4A
An order made under subsection (4)(a) above in relation to England or Wales may, instead of specifying an amount, specify a point on a relevant scale specified by the order.
4B
A “relevant scale” is a scale consisting of points and of amounts corresponding to those points.
4C
In relation to any time while an order made by virtue of subsection (4A) above is in force, the amount that at that time corresponds to the point specified by the order is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (4)(a) above as specified by the order.