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The Greater London Authority (Limitation of Salaries) Order 2000

S.I. 2000/1032 · Made 10 April 2000

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LONDON GOVERNMENT

Made 10th April 2000

Laid before Parliament 17th April 2000

Coming into force 8th May 2000

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 25 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999f1, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 29.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Limit on salaries of Authority members
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Greater London Authority (Limitation of Salaries) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 8th May 2000.

2Interpretation

For the purposes of this Order “relevant remuneration” means a salary payable—

(a)

pursuant to a resolution (or combination of resolutions) of either House of Parliament relating to the remuneration of members of that House; or

(b)

under section 1 of the European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979f1 (remuneration of MEPs).

3Limit on salaries of Authority members

If relevant remuneration is payable to a person who is the Mayor or an Assembly member, the amount of any salary which would, but for the provisions of this Order, be payable to that person under section 24 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 shall be reduced to two thirds of what it would otherwise be.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Keith Hill

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

10th April 2000

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order reduces by one third the salaries otherwise payable to the Mayor of London or Assembly members of the Greater London Authority, if a salary is also payable to them by virtue of membership of either House of Parliament or of the European Parliament.