(5) Payment of a basic allowance( a ) under a scheme prepared and adopted in accordance with paragraph (3) may only be made to a member of a shadow authority who is not in receipt of a basic allowance payable under a scheme of allowances prepared and adopted in accordance with the 2003 Regulations by one of the relevant councils. 

(6) Payment of a special responsibility allowance( b ) under a scheme prepared and adopted in accordance with paragraph (3) may only be made to a member of a shadow authority who is not in receipt of a special responsibility allowance payable under a scheme of allowances prepared and adopted in accordance with the 2003 Regulations by one of the relevant councils. 

(7) During the shadow period the 2003 Regulations have effect in relation to the relevant councils as if— 

(a) no basic allowance were payable under a scheme of allowances prepared and adopted by a relevant council to a member of that council who is in receipt of a basic allowance under a scheme of allowances prepared and adopted by a shadow authority; 

(b) no special responsibility allowance were payable under a scheme prepared and adopted by a relevant council to a member of that council who is in receipt of a special responsibility allowance under a scheme of allowances prepared and adopted by a shadow authority. 

(8) In circumstances where, were it not for this article, a basic allowance would be payable to a councillor under a scheme of allowances prepared and adopted by one of the relevant councils and under a scheme of allowances prepared and adopted by a shadow authority, that councillor may elect under which scheme the basic allowance is to be payable. 

(9) In circumstances where, were it not for this article, a special responsibility allowance would be payable to a councillor under a scheme of allowances prepared and adopted by one of the relevant councils and under a scheme of allowances prepared and adopted by a shadow authority, that councillor may elect under which scheme the special responsibility allowance is to be payable. 

(10) In this article “relevant councils” means the county council, the North Northamptonshire Councils and the West Northamptonshire Councils. 

## Functions of shadow authorities: Implementation Plan 

11. —(1) After the dissolution of the North Northamptonshire Joint Committee, the shadow authority for North Northamptonshire must keep under review, and revise as necessary, the Implementation Plan prepared by the North Northamptonshire Joint Committee. 

(2) After the dissolution of the West Northamptonshire Joint Committee, the shadow authority for West Northamptonshire must keep under review, and revise as necessary, the Implementation Plan prepared by the West Northamptonshire Joint Committee. 

(3) Article 24(2) applies in relation to each shadow authority as if— 

(a) the word “preparing” were omitted; 

(b) for “the article 22 functions” there were substituted “the main transitional functions”; and 

(c) for “each Joint Committee” there were substituted, as the circumstances require, “the North Northamptonshire Council” or “the West Northamptonshire Council”. 

(4) Article 24(3) applies in relation to the shadow authority for North Northamptonshire as if— 

(a) for “Each Joint Committee”, there were substituted, “The North Northamptonshire Council”; 

(b) the words “or the West Northamptonshire councils” are omitted; and 

(c) for “the article 22 functions” there were substituted “the main transitional functions”. 

