The Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Pension entitlement of salaried Chairmen of Select Committees or Standing Committees

13.—(1) In regulation A2(1) of the Contributory Fund Regulations—

(a) for the definition of “Chairman of a Select Committee”(1) substitute—

““Chairman of a Select Committee” means the Chairman of a select committee appointed under the Standing Orders of the House of Commons who is eligible for additional salary in respect of that appointment;”,

(b) after that definition insert—

““Chairman of a Standing Committee” means the Chairman of a standing committee appointed under the Standing Orders of the House of Commons who is eligible for additional salary in respect of that appointment;”, and

(c) in the definition of “a Member’s ordinary salary”(2) after “the Chairman of a Select Committee” insert “or the Chairman of a Standing Committee”.

(2) In regulation C3(2A) of those Regulations(3) (meaning of “period of tenure of a qualifying office” in relation to a Chairman of a Select Committee) after “Chairman of a Select Committee”, in both places where it occurs, insert “or, as the case may be, a Chairman of a Standing Committee”.

(3) In regulation D2(2) of those Regulations(4)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) after “Chairman of a Select Committee” insert “or the Chairman of a Standing Committee”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) after “Chairman of a Select Committee”, in both places where it occurs, insert “or, as the case may be, a Chairman of a Standing Committee”.

(1)

This definition was inserted by regulation 2(b) of S.I. 2004/2416.

(2)

This definition was substituted by regulation 2(g) of S.I. 2004/2416.

(3)

Regulation C3(2A) was inserted by regulation 3(b) of S.I. 2004/2416.

(4)

Regulation D2(2) was substituted by regulation 4 of S.I. 2004/2416.