Greater London Authority Act 1999

25 Limit on salaries of members of other public bodies. E+W+S

(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision such as is specified in subsection (3) below in relation to any Authority 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 M1 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—

• Authority member means—

  (a)

  the Mayor; or

  (b)

  an Assembly member;

• 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) above is provision that the amount of the salary payable to an Authority member under section 24 above—

(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) above, by a specified proportion of that amount or by some other specified amount.

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

(a) to whom (apart from the order) different amounts of salary would be payable under section 24 above; or

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

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

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

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

Commencement Information

I1 S. 25 wholly in force at 14.12.1999: by virtue of s. 425(2) the Act comes into force at Royal Assent in regards to any power of a Minister of the Crown to make regulations or an order; s. 25 in force at 14.12.1999 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 1999/3376, art. 2

Marginal Citations

M1 1979 c. 50.