C1Part 1F14Senedd Cymru
Pt. 1 modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 13(5), 19(1)
Remuneration, oaths etc.
20I1Remuneration of F20Members of the Senedd
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F3Provision may be made for the payment of pensions, gratuities or allowances to, or in respect of, any person who—
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has ceased to be F19a Member of the Senedd, or
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Such provision may, in particular, include provision for—
a
contributions or payments towards provision for such pensions, gratuities or allowances, and
b
the establishment and administration (whether by the F16Senedd Commission or otherwise) of one or more pension schemes.
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Sums required for the making of payments by virtue of provision under subsection (1) or (3) to or in respect of a person who holds or has held the office of Presiding Officer or Deputy Presiding Officer are to be charged on the Welsh Consolidated Fund.
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Provision under this section is to be made by determination made by the Board.
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The F16Senedd Commission must give effect to any determination made by the Board under this section.
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21I2Limit on salaries of F20Members of the Senedd
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The F16Senedd must make provision to ensure that the amount of the salary payable to F19a Member of the Senedd in accordance with section 20 is reduced if a salary is payable to the F17Member of the Senedd —
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under section 4 of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (salaries of members of the House of Commons),
a
pursuant to a resolution (or combination of resolutions) of F18the House of Lords relating to the remuneration of members of that House, or
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under section 1 of the European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 (c. 50) (remuneration of United Kingdom MEPs).
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The provision made must ensure that the amount of salary is reduced—
a
to a particular proportion of what it otherwise would be or to a particular amount, or
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Provision may be made under this section by—
a
the standing orders, or
b
resolutions of the F16Senedd,
and may include provision conferring functions on the F16Senedd Commission.
22I3Remuneration: supplementary
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Different provision may be made under section 20 or 21 for different cases.
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a
the amounts paid to each F17Member of the Senedd as salary and allowances, and
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the total amount paid to F20Members of the Senedd as salaries and allowances,
is published for each financial year F7. . . .
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For the purposes of sections 20 and 21 a person who—
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is nominated as a candidate at the subsequent general election,
is to be treated as F19a Member of the Senedd until the end of the day on which the poll at the election is held.
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Where a person—
b
continues to hold office as Presiding Officer or as a member of the F16Senedd Commission by virtue of paragraph 1(1) or (2) of Schedule 2,
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Provision made under section 20(3) does not affect pensions or allowances in payment before the provision was made.
23I4Oath or affirmation of allegiance
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F19A Member of the Senedd must take the oath of allegiance in the form set out in section 2 of the Promissory Oaths Act 1868 (c. 72) (or make the corresponding affirmation) as soon as is reasonably practicable after being returned as F19a Member of the Senedd (whether for the first time or subsequently).
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The standing orders must specify the person before whom the oath is to be taken (or the affirmation made).
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Until F19a Member of the Senedd has taken the oath (or made the affirmation) the F17Member of the Senedd must not do anything as F19a Member of the Senedd, other than—
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take part in any earlier proceedings for the election of the Presiding Officer or Deputy Presiding Officer.
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If F19a Member of the Senedd has not taken the oath (or made the affirmation) within—
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the period of two months beginning with the day on which the F17Member of the Senedd was declared to be returned, or
b
such longer period as the F16Senedd may have allowed before the end of that period of two months,
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24I5Assistance to groups of F20Members of the Senedd
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The F16Senedd Commission must make to (or in respect of) political groups to which F20Members of the Senedd belong such payments F9as the Board from time to time determines for the purpose of assisting F20Members of the Senedd who belong to those political groups to perform their functions as F20Members of the Senedd.
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A determination under subsection (1) may make provision—
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for calculating the amount of any payment to (or in respect of) a political group,
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for the conditions subject to which payments to (or in respect of) a political group are to be made, and
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for claims for such payments to be made to the F16Senedd Commission.
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A determination under subsection (1) may make different provision for different political groups.
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The standing orders must include provision for determining for the purposes of this Act whether any F17Member of the Senedd belongs to a political group and, if so, to which; and (in particular)—
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b
must include provision requiring the Presiding Officer to decide any questions arising under the provision included by virtue of this subsection.
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The F16Senedd Commission must ensure that information concerning the sums paid under this section is published for each financial year.
Words in Pt. 1 heading substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(2)