# Government of Wales Act 2006, Section 20: Remuneration of Members of the Senedd

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Provision must be made for the payment of salaries to Members of the Senedd.
(2) Provision may be made for the payment of allowances to Members of the Senedd.
(3) Provision may be made for the payment of pensions, gratuities or allowances to, or in respect of, any person who—
(a) has ceased to be a Member of the Senedd, or
(b) has ceased to hold office as the Presiding Officer or a Deputy Presiding Officer, or such other office in connection with the Senedd as the Senedd may determine, but continues to be a Member of the Senedd.
(4) 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 Senedd Commission or otherwise) of one or more pension schemes.
(5) 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.
(6) Provision under this section is to be made by determination made by the Board.
(7) The Senedd Commission must give effect to any determination made by the Board under this section.
(8) In this section (and in sections 22, 24, 53 and 54) “the Board” means the Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd established by section 1 of the National Senedd for Wales (Remuneration) Measure 2010 (nawm 4 —).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-2006/section-20
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