Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

12 Interpretation U.K.

(1) In this Act—

• “ [F1 the Compliance Officer] ” has the meaning given by section 3(3);

• “IPSA” has the meaning given by section 3(1);

• “the Leader of the House of Commons” means the Minister of the Crown who is for the time being designated as Leader of the House of Commons by the Prime Minister;

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 (c. 26);

• “the MPs' allowances scheme” has the meaning given by section 5(2);

• “the MPs' code of conduct relating to financial interests” has the meaning given by section 8(2);

• “specified” includes of a specified description.

(2) In this Act any reference to a particular committee of the House of Commons—

(a) if the name of the committee is changed, is to be treated as a reference to the committee by its new name, and

(b) if the functions of the committee (or substantially corresponding functions) become functions of a different committee of that House, is to be treated as a reference to the committee by which those functions are exercisable.

(3) In this Act any reference to the Committee on Standards in Public Life or to the Review Body on Senior Salaries—

(a) if the name of the body is changed, is to be treated as a reference to the body by its new name, and

(b) if the functions of the body (or substantially corresponding functions) become functions of a different body, is to be treated as a reference to the body by which those functions are exercisable.

(4) Any question arising under subsection (2) or (3) is to be determined by the Speaker of the House of Commons.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 12(1) substituted (19.4.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), s. 52, Sch. 5 para. 4(2)(a); S.I. 2010/1277, art. 2(d)(iii)