Government of Wales Act 1998

17 Limit on salaries of members of other public bodies

(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision such as is specified in subsection (3) in relation to any Assembly members to whom relevant remuneration is payable—

(a) pursuant to a resolution (or combination of resolutions) of either House of Parliament relating to the remuneration of members of that House,

(b) under section 1 of the [1979 c. 50.] European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 (remuneration of United Kingdom MEPs), or

(c) in respect of their membership of any other public body (whether elected or appointed) which is specified in the order.

(2) In this section “relevant remuneration” means—

(a) a salary, or

(b) any allowance of a description specified by order made by the Secretary of State.

(3) The provision referred to in subsection (1) is provision that the amount of the salary payable to an Assembly member under section 16—

(a) shall be reduced to a specified proportion of what it otherwise would be or to a specified amount, or

(b) shall be reduced by the amount of the relevant remuneration payable to him as mentioned in subsection (1), by a specified proportion of that amount or by some other specified amount.

(4) An order under subsection (1) may make different provision in relation to Assembly members—

(a) to whom (apart from the order) different amounts of salary would be payable under section 16, or

(b) to whom different amounts of relevant remuneration are payable as mentioned in subsection (1).

(5) Such an order may include provision that it (or a specified part of it) is not to apply to a specified Assembly member or description of Assembly members—

(a) either indefinitely or for a specified period, and

(b) either unconditionally or subject to the fulfilment of specified conditions.