Local Government Act, 1955

Restriction on power to assign remuneration.

20.—(1) The power of a local authority under section 10 of the Act of 1941 to assign remuneration to an officer shall not be exercised except in accordance with such one or more of the following as may be appropriate from time to time:—

(a) any order made by the appropriate Minister under section 29 of the Act of 1941,

(b) any regulation made by the appropriate Minister under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 19 of the Act of 1941,

(c) any direction given by the appropriate Minister regarding the considerations that should govern levels of remuneration of officers generally,

(d) any direction given by the appropriate Minister regarding the considerations that should govern levels of remuneration of officers of a specified class, description or grade, the officer being in that class, description or grade,

(e) the sanction of the appropriate Minister.

(2) The power of a local authority under section 10 of the Act of 1941 to assign remuneration to a servant shall not be exercised except in accordance with such one or more of the following as may be appropriate from time to time:—

(a) any direction given by the appropriate Minister regarding the considerations that should govern levels of remuneration of servants generally,

(b) any direction given by the appropriate Minister regarding the considerations that should govern levels of remuneration of servants of a specified class, description or grade, the servant being in that class, description or grade,

(c) the sanction of the appropriate Minister.

(3) The appropriate Minister may give directions for the purposes of this section.