# The Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (Amendment) Order 2011 Draft 2011, ISBN 9780111509258 This Order makes provision for changes in the salaries payable under section 1(1), (3) and (3A) of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”). The salaries covered by section 1(1), (3) and (3A) are those of Ministers, Opposition Leaders and Whips and the Commons and Lords Speakers. Made under: Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ministerial-and-other-salaries-act-1975-amendment-order-2011/pdf/ukdsi_9780111509258_en.pdf ## Introductory text Draft Order in Council laid before Parliament under section 1B of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament. Parliament Made *** Coming into force *** At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the *** day *** of *** Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council In accordance with section 1B of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975, a draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. Accordingly, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 1B of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order:- ## 1 Citation and commencement This Order may be cited as the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (Amendment) Order 2011 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. ## 2 Amendment of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 The Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 7 of this Order. ## 3 Speakers’ salaries In section 1— (a) in subsection (3), for the annual amount specified as the salary of the Speaker of the House of Commons, substitute £75,766; and (b) in subsection (3A), for the annual amount specified as the salary of the Speaker of the House of Lords, substitute £101,038. ## 4 Alteration of salaries In section 1A— (a) in subsection (1) for the words from “year” to “minimum annual amount,” substitute “relevant period, the annual amount”; (b) after subsection (1) insert— “(1A) “Relevant period” means— (a) the period beginning with the day after the day on which the relevant Parliament is dissolved and ending with the following 31st March (“the first relevant period”), and (b) each successive period of 12 months. (1B) The “relevant Parliament” means the Parliament in which subsection (1A) comes into force.”; (c) in subsection (2) for “year” substitute “period”; and (d) after subsection (2) insert— “(2A) If the first relevant period does not begin on 1st April, in relation to that period the reference in subsection (2) to 1st April of the period concerned is to be read as a reference to 1st April before the beginning of the first relevant period.” ## 5 Ministerial salaries For Parts I to IV of Schedule 1, substitute the provisions in Schedule 1 to this Order. ## 6 Ministerial salaries In paragraph 1 of Part V of Schedule 1— (a) in sub-paragraph (1) omit the words from the first “or” to the end; and (b) after sub-paragraph (2) insert— “(3) For the purposes of this Schedule a person is a member of the House of Commons for the period beginning with the day after the day of the poll for the parliamentary election at which the person is elected, and ending with— (a) if the person is a member immediately before Parliament is dissolved, the day of the poll for the parliamentary general election which follows the dissolution; (b) otherwise, the day on which the person ceases to be a member.” ## 7 Opposition Leaders’ and Whips’ salaries For Part I of Schedule 2 , substitute the provisions in Schedule 2 to this Order. ## Signature Name Clerk of the Privy Council ## Schedule 1 Ministerial Salaries “PART I Office Salary £ Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury 76,762 Chancellor of the Exchequer 68,827 Salary if the holder is a member of the House of Commons £ Salary if the holder is not a member of the House of Commons £ Secretary of State Any of the following offices for so long as the holder is a member of the Cabinet— (a) Lord President of the Council (b) Lord Privy Seal (c) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d) Paymaster General (e) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (f) Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (g) Minister of State 68,827 101,038 PART II Office Salary if the holder is a member of the House of Commons £ Salary if the holder is not a member of the House of Commons £ 1. Any of the offices listed at (a) to (g) of Part I above for so long as the holder is not a member of the Cabinet 2. Minister in charge of a public department of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom who is not a member of the Cabinet, and who is not eligible for a salary under any other provision of this Act 3. Financial Secretary to the Treasury 33,002 78, 891 PART III Office Salary if the holder is a member of the House of Commons £ Salary if the holder is not a member of the House of Commons £ Attorney General 95,772 105,699 Solicitor General 59,248 91,755 Advocate General for Scotland 59,248 91,755 PART IV Office Salary if the holder is a member of the House of Commons £ Salary if the holder is not a member of the House of Commons £ Parliamentary Secretary other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 23,697 68,710 Treasurer of Her Majesty’s Household 33,002 Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Household Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household Junior Lord of the Treasury Assistant Whip, House of Commons 19,239 Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 78,891 Captain of the Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard 68,710 Lord in Waiting 63,537 ” ## Schedule 2 Opposition Leaders’ and Whips’ salaries “PART I Position Salary £ In the House of Commons—Leader of the Opposition Chief Opposition Whip Assistant Opposition Whips 63,098 33,002 19,239 In the House of Lords— Leader of the Opposition Chief Opposition Whip 68,710 63,537 ” ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order makes provision for changes in the salaries payable under section 1(1), (3) and (3A) of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”). The salaries covered by section 1(1), (3) and (3A) are those of Ministers, Opposition Leaders and Whips and the Commons and Lords Speakers. Article 3 specifies the new salaries for the Commons and Lords Speakers. Article 4 amends section 1A of the 1975 Act so that increases payable by virtue of the uprating formula in that section are not payable for the lifetime of this Parliament. Article 5 provides for Schedule 1 to this Order to replace Parts I to IV of Schedule 1 to the 1975 Act. The replacement provisions set out the new salaries to be paid to Ministers in Schedule 1 to the 1975 Act. Article 6(a) makes a consequential amendment to the 1975 Act. Article 6(b) amends the 1975 Act to provide that, for the purposes of Schedule 1, a person is a member of the House of Commons for the period beginning with the day after the day of the poll for the parliamentary election at which the person is elected and until the next election, if the person was a member immediately before a dissolution, or until they otherwise cease to be a member. Article 7 provides for Schedule 2 to this Order to replace Part I of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act. The replacement provisions set out the new salaries to be paid to Opposition Leaders and Whips. A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111509258 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ministerial-and-other-salaries-act-1975-amendment-order-2011 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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