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Section 20 Remuneration of Members of the SeneddI1F2

United Kingdom

(1)

F1Provision must be made for the payment of salaries to Members of the Senedd.

(2)

F3Provision may be made for the payment of allowances to Members of the Senedd.

(3)

F4Provision may be made for the payment of pensions, gratuities or allowances to, or in respect of, any person who—

(a)

has ceased to be F5a Member of the Senedd, or

(b)

has ceased to hold office as the Presiding Officer or F6a Deputy Presiding Officer, or such other office in connection with the F7Senedd 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.

F8(6)

Provision under this section is to be made by determination made by the Board.

F9(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 F10Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd established by section 1 of the National Senedd for Wales (Remuneration) Measure 2010 (nawm 4 —).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 20(1) substituted (24.9.2010) by National Assembly for Wales (Remuneration) Measure 2010 (nawm 4), ss. 16, 20(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 1 (with s. 19) (the amending provision coming into force the day after notice under s. 20(3)(4) of the amending Measure was laid before the Assembly on 23.9.2010)

F2

Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(17) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)(12)(14))

F3

Words in s. 20(2) substituted (24.9.2010) by National Assembly for Wales (Remuneration) Measure 2010 (nawm 4), ss. 16, 20(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 2 (with s. 19) (the amending provision coming into force the day after notice under s. 20(3)(4) of the amending Measure was laid before the Assembly on 23.9.2010)

F4

Words in s. 20(3) substituted (24.9.2010) by National Assembly for Wales (Remuneration) Measure 2010 (nawm 4), ss. 16, 20(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 3 (with s. 19) (the amending provision coming into force the day after notice under s. 20(3)(4) of the amending Measure was laid before the Assembly on 23.9.2010)

F5

Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(15) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)(12)(14))

F6

Words in s. 20(3)(b) substituted (coming into force on the day after the day of the poll for the first general election held after 6.4.2026) by Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 4(2), 25(4)

F7

Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(19) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)-(14))

F8

S. 20(6) substituted (24.9.2010) by National Assembly for Wales (Remuneration) Measure 2010 (nawm 4), ss. 16, 20(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 4 (with s. 19) (the amending provision coming into force the day after notice under s. 20(3)(4) of the amending Measure was laid before the Assembly on 23.9.2010)

F9

S. 20(7)(8) inserted (24.9.2010) by National Assembly for Wales (Remuneration) Measure 2010 (nawm 4), ss. 16, 20(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 5 (with s. 19) (the amending provision coming into force the day after notice under s. 20(3)(4) of the amending Measure was laid before the Assembly on 23.9.2010)

F10

Words in s. 20(8) substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(4)

Commencement

I1

Ss. 1-94, 97-106 in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))

Notes on Part 1

Textual amendments

F1

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)

Modifications

C1

Pt. 1 modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 13(5), 19(1)