# Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act 2021, Section 5: Opposition leave: amount and payment of allowance


(1) The allowance payable by virtue of section 4(1) is an amount equivalent to the salary which is being paid to the holder of the opposition office and is to be paid in monthly instalments.
(2) The allowance ceases to be payable when the person's appointment ends, and any overpayment of the allowance may be recouped.
(3) Payments under this section are to be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/5/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ministerial-and-other-maternity-allowances-act-2021/section-5
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