Part I The National Assembly for Wales
Remuneration, oaths etc.
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 M1European 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.